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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocephalus_borealis
TIL that Apocephalus borealis, a parasitoid fly also known as the “zombie fly”, lays its eggs in honeybees, bumblebees and paper wasps; the hosts – sometimes referred to as “zombees” – show behavioral changes of unclear purpose.
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Apocephalus Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the hive? Localized entirely within this zombee?
May I see it?
World dominaton?
[Still better than the butterfly wasp larva](https://youtu.be/vMG-LWyNcAs)