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However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped abdominal setup similar to the leaves of a Venus flytrap. The paddle-like lower ...

Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to immobilise other insects ...

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...

Research out this week details a parasitic wasp preserved in amber for nearly ... that threatened to impede the hero Odysseus’ journey home (travelers were forced to navigate between her and ...

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling "a small bear trap attached to the end of it," said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the Natural ...

(CN) — Scientists have unearthed a 99-million-year-old wasp preserved in amber that they say represents not just a new species but an entirely new family of insects from the mid-Cretaceous period.

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.

Scientists have discovered a new species of ancient wasp, encased in 99-million-year ... described the unusual feature as "a small bear trap attached to the end of it". While the structure bears ...

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached to the end of it,” said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the ...