"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 entomologist.

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...

An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its ... then grasped them within their Venus flytrap-like abdomens. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” says Lars Vilhelmsen ...

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.

However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped abdominal setup similar to the leaves of a Venus flytrap. The paddle-like lower ...

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

Scientists have identified a new species of wasp trapped in amber for 99-million years and a remarkable bottom!

The wasp specimens have an abdominal apparatus ... visually reminiscent of a Venus flytrap plant. The authors note the abdominal apparatus of S. charybdis is unlike that of any known insect ...

This photo provided by Qiong Wu in March 2025 shows an ancient wasp, preserved in amber from Myanmar, whose back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant. (Qiong Wu via AP) ...

The wasp specimens have an abdominal apparatus comprised of three flaps, the lower of which forms a paddle-shaped structure with a dozen hair-like bristles, visually reminiscent of a Venus flytrap ...

The remarkable insect, found in northern Myanmar, possesses a unique abdomen resembling a Venus flytrap, likely used to capture prey. This parasitic wasp, unearthed from the Kachin region ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...