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Only in Costa Rica: The Zombie Wasp that gives Alien Spiders Nightmares

Found only in Costa Rica, the Hymenoepimecis argyra parasite wasp doesn't just kill orb spiders. It also takes over the spiders' minds and forces them to do its bidding.

20 new wasp species named after Costa Rican schoolchildren

Twenty Guanacaste schoolchildren drew their way into the (natural) history books this year and became the first kids in region -- and maybe anywhere -- to have wasp species named in their honor.

Looking back: A microscopic wasp and other amazing Costa Rica wildlife stories

We decided to use this month’s Into the Wild to take a look back at the three most insane wildlife stories of 2014.

The zombie wasp that gives alien spiders nightmares

Found only in Costa Rica, the Hymenoepimecis argyra parasite wasp doesn't just kill orb spiders. It also takes over the spiders' minds and forces them to do its bidding.

The mysteries of the tinker bell wasp, one of smallest bugs ever discovered

“They don’t fly like birds, but probably swim through the air like a fish,” researcher John Noyes said.

277 terrifying new species of parasitic wasps discovered in Costa Rica

Researchers suspect 50-100 more could be added to the list.

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