Mossy Rose Gall Wasp Diplolepis rosae

A single female wasp hijacks a rose bud and lays up to 60 eggs, triggering the plant to create an otherworldly 'robin's pincushion' gall—a moss-like growth that becomes a custom nursery. The developing wasps feed inside this botanical chaos, and the species reproduces almost entirely through cloning, with fewer than 1% of individuals being male. Nature's most parasitic and most gender-bending strategy combined.