"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 entomologist.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...

An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its ... then grasped them within their Venus flytrap-like abdomens. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” says Lars Vilhelmsen ...

The wasp specimens have an abdominal apparatus comprised of three flaps, the lower of which forms a paddle-shaped structure with a dozen hair-like bristles, visually reminiscent of a Venus flytrap ...

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.

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

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

A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus ...

The wasp specimens have an abdominal apparatus ... visually reminiscent of a Venus flytrap plant. The authors note the abdominal apparatus of S. charybdis is unlike that of any known insect ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...