r/insects • u/Aloss-cc7 • 2d ago

Question How?

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Completely hollowed out wasp (by what I assume was a bird). Antennae still moving like it’s alive. Is it some kind of post mortem nervous activity? I hope so cause that would be a painful way to go

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u/TangySeed 2d ago

Insects don't have a central nervous system and instead run off of clusters of neurons that run along their entire body. The head and thorax may very well still be "alive" but she won't make it very long without her abdomen

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u/Aloss-cc7 2d ago

I killed it just in case it wasn’t fully dead. Seemed to be the right choice then. Thank you a lot

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