Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in sailors to their doom and after Charybdis, a mythical sea monster that created ...

No, its fate was much worse. Within reach was the wasp’s sting and its ovipositor – the tube-like appendage used by many insects to lay eggs. I’m sure you can see where this is going.

Languages: English. Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus flytrap-like abdomen before laying eggs in the victim.