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Published online 30 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020527-6

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A wasp infiltrates ant nests by turning residents against each other.

A wasp cruises above an alpine meadow. Underground its intended victim, a caterpillar, is hidden in the heart of an ants' nest.

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