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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
Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...
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.
Bizarre creature preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say
A parasitic wasp that flew among dinosaurs had a Venus flytrap-like contraption on its abdomen that likely allowed it to ...
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Researchers Amazed To Find 99-Million-Year-Old Dangerous Wasp 'Weaponized Bumbag' Trapped in Amber
The wasp Sirenobethylus charybdis proves that nature’s creativity in predation and survival strategies has been at play for ...
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99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber
"Nothing similar is known from any other insect." Researchers have discovered an extinct parasitic wasp preserved in amber ...
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 ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached ...
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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Ancient parasite used Venus flytrap-like butt to lay eggs in victims
If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in ...
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 ...
Scientists discover dinosaur-era wasp that used its rear end to kill
Instead of crushing its prey, the wasp’s flytrap-like abdomen likely served as a restraining device. The flaps and teeth-like ...