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I read this article about wasps that can do "brain surgery" on cockroaches. https://www.wired.com/2014/02/absurd-creature-of-the-week-jewel-wasp/

How does evolution create such a thing?

  • The brain surgery along with many of the other steps in the reproduction process seems to be very precise. Any error here or there could lead to a bad result
  • Even if by happenstance the first wasp figured out a good way to do brain surgery, how would its offspring know to do the same thing?

Thanks.

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    – tyersome
    Commented May 5, 2020 at 2:35
  • $\begingroup$ I encourage you to check out some of the online resources available for learning more about evolution. For example, this a useful introduction to evolutionary theory from UC Berkeley. You might also find a book like "The Blind Watchmaker" helpful for understanding how complex behaviors and structures arise through evolutionary processes. $\endgroup$
    – tyersome
    Commented May 5, 2020 at 2:43

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