One of the scariest events that can occur in the insect world is undoubtedly what happens to the biological cycle of the emerald ash wasp. In order for her larvae to develop, the female emerald ash wasp looks for cockroaches (Periplaneta americana), which will meet a horrible end. The wasp is a skilled and focused attacker; if its stinger manages to penetrate a specific part of the cockroach's head, it will inject a venom that will turn it into a "zombie". In this state, the wasp will take the insect to a burrow that it has previously built, where it will carry out the rest of its work, manipulating it with an antenna. This is where the interesting part begins. The wasp lays an egg in a part of the cockroach's abdomen. When the larva hatches from the egg, it digs a hole in the abdomen and begins to feed, initially on the fluids and later on the non-vital internal organs of the still-living insect, suffering a very slow death. Once the larva's development phase is complete, it emerges as an adult wasp from what was once a lively cockroach.