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Parasitic wasp had a 'flytrap' for snatching its victims
Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.
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Creature preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...
Newly discovered 99,000,000-year-old wasp used hairy bum to trap prey
A newly identified wasp that buzzed among the dinosaurs had a bit of a unique way of catching prey. Researchers studied 16 ...
Scientists discover ancient wasp that snatched prey like a Venus flytrap, name it after mythological sea monster
"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 ...
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Wasp from the dinosaur era found preserved in amber—its jaws are unlike anything seen before
This structure likely allowed the wasp, named Sirenobethylus charybdis, to trap insects to shelter its larvae, showcasing a previously unseen evolutionary trait among insects. The structure was ...
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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 ...