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TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus

This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello

Mar 19, 202601:21:37Science & Medicine

Nels and Vincent explain how stinkbug females smear fungus on their eggs to protect them from wasp parasitism. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus is an episode from This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello. Nels and Vincent explain how stinkbug females smear fungus on their eggs to protect them from wasp parasitism. Hosts: Nels E...

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Published Mar 19, 2026, 01:21:37 long, audio available.

TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus

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