A wasp was caught on camera attacking and killing a baby bird
Some wasps scavenge carrion, but reports of attacks on live birds are rare
![Agelaia pallipes wasp](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/072320_cw_wasp_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C579&ssl=1)
Despite being a social insect, a lone Agelaia pallipes wasp (one shown) made many solo trips to the nest of a lined seedeater, at times biting a 4-day-old bird and tearing its flesh.
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