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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 ...
Newly discovered 99,000,000-year-old wasp used hairy bum to trap prey
A newly identified wasp that buzzed among the dinosaurs had a bit of a unique way of catching prey. Researchers studied 16 ...
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Scientists discover ancient wasp that snatched prey like a Venus flytrap, name it after mythological sea monster
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of ...