Assertion: wasp's larva | /r/CapableOf | eat the host
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: They use their ovipositors to lay eggs on or in the body of their prey, and the eggs hatch into carnivorous larvae that eat and kill the host.
text: Upon hatching, the larva consumes the host.
text: As the larva feeds on its host, it saves the vital organs, such as the heart and central nervous system, for last.
text: An example of a true brood parasite is the paper wasp Polistes sulcifer, which lays its eggs in the nests of other paper wasps (specifically Polistes dominula), and whose larvae are then fed directly by the host.
text: Larvae of predatory wasp species typically feed on insects, while larvae of parasitic species feed on their hosts.