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 ...

Meet Sirenobethylus charybdis, a wasp that the team half-jokingly called a ‘Cretaceous flytrap’ for its rear being shaped like the fly-gobbling plant ... said the wasp has a ‘small bear trap attached ...

Scientists have identified a new species of wasp trapped in amber for 99-million years and a remarkable bottom!

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. Research, ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...

An extraordinary extinct wasp found preserved in amber may have ... charybdis may be the lower flap of the trap-like abdomen, which may have acted like a Venus flytrap plant, says Vilhelmsen.

The ancient world was even freakier than we knew. Research out this week details a parasitic wasp preserved in amber for nearly 100 million years that had a Venus flytrap-like belly it might have ...

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 ...

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Its back end is very different to the wasps we know today though, looking more like carnivorous plant Venus Fly Trap than a classic stinger. It's thought the flaps would be help the wasps grab ...

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. Research ...