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A 'Cretaceous Weirdo': The Venus Flytrap Wasp
Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature inside a 99-million-year-old piece of amber from Myanmar. It's an ancient parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap. This terrifying ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
Read full article: Wait. What? A Freeze Warning in Houston in March! The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached to the ...
In Greek mythology, the sea monster Charybdis swallowed and regurgitated large volumes of water, creating whirlpools powerful enough to drag passing ships to their doom. Ninety-nine million years ...
Whenever I asked students to tell me how insects were ecologically important, two of the most common responses were “as plant pollinators” and “some insects were vectors/carriers of diseases.” It ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...
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