Scientists discover ancient wasp that snatched prey like a Venus flytrap, name it after mythological sea monster
"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 ...
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99-Million-Year-Old Wasp’s Hairy Bum: Nature’s Prehistoric Flytrap
Paleontologists discovered a 99-million-year-old wasp, Sirenobethylus charybdis, in Kachin amber, Myanmar. Its unusual hairy ...
Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists find ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched prey
Part of the ancient wasp's body resembles the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to ...
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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 ...
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Local author unveils new WASP mystery in her Relic Detectives book series
Local author new book in the my middle-grade series, The Relic Detectives. The Relic Detectives: A WASP mystery: Women ...
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What a Wasp in My Van Taught Me About Existential Dread
In the book, The Worm at the Core: The Role of Death in Life, Jeff Greenberg and Sheldon Solomon describe this dialectical relationship between life and death with an introduction to terror management ...
This Ancient Wasp Had a Freaky Belly That Snapped Shut to Trap Victims
The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.
Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp found preserved in amber
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill
However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...