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.
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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 Suggests
An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...
Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp preserved in amber reveals parasitoid strategies
An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus ...
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Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched ... partly for the sea monster from Greek mythology that stirred up wild whirlpools by swallowing and expelling water.
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A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey
Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched ... partly for the sea monster from Greek mythology that stirred up wild whirlpools by swallowing and expelling water.