"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...
The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.
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Ancient, Parasitic Wasp Used Its Rear End Like a Venus Flytrap to Catch Insects and Lay Its Eggs on Them, Study SuggestsAn ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of ...
If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in ...
Scientists have identified a new species of wasp trapped in amber for 99-million years and a remarkable bottom!
Sirenobethylus charybdis lived nearly 99 million years ago and used its unique abdominal apparatus to trap prey during ...
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