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A parasitic wasp that flew among dinosaurs had a Venus flytrap-like contraption on its abdomen that likely allowed it to ...
Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Ancient, Parasitic Wasp Used Its Rear End Like a Venus Flytrap to Catch Insects and Lay Its Eggs on Them, Study SuggestsResearchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...
"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...
A 99-million-year-old wasp species used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture prey and may represent a new insect family, ...
All That's Interesting on MSN6d
99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber"Nothing similar is known from any other insect." Researchers have discovered an extinct parasitic wasp preserved in amber ...
charybdis is a member of the parasitoid superfamily of insects called Chrysidoidea, albeit in an entirely new genus. Parasitoids are parasites, usually insects, that spend their early lives inside ...
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
Bedbugs are a common nuisance, but there are ways to fight them. Taking preventative measures against the parasitic pests can ...
Phys.org on MSN10d
Fossils: Ancient parasitic ‘Venus flytrap’ wasp preserved in amberThe morphology of S. charybdis indicates the wasps were parasitoids — insects whose larvae live as parasites and eventually ...
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