This Ancient Wasp Had a Freaky Belly That Snapped Shut to Trap Victims
The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.
Parasitic Wasp That Caught Prey in 'Venus Flytrap' Body Discovered in Amber
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...
This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill
However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...
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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...
Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp found preserved in amber
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
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Bizarre creature preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say
The previously unknown species, now named Sirenobethylus charybdis, had a Venus flytrap-like structure on its abdomen that could have allowed it to trap other insects, the researchers reported ...