The new species out of China is known to lock its prey away, alive but paralyzed, until its young have hatched.

The fronticarinalis cockroach wasp has a “bright metallic blue-green” body covered with “punctures,” or marks that look like tiny dents, researchers said. Ampulex fronticarinalis is one of ...

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