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 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 ...
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Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists find ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched prey
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch ... so with bizarre flaps quite like this one. “I’ve seen a lot of strange insects ...
Scientists discover dinosaur-era wasp that used its rear end to kill
Instead of crushing its prey, the wasp’s flytrap-like abdomen likely served as a restraining device. The flaps and teeth-like ...
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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
The wasps, which lived almost 99 million years ago, might have launched backward at their insect targets, then grasped them within their Venus flytrap-like ... this has to be one of the most ...
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A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey
A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient ... But no known wasp or any other insect does so with bizarre flaps quite like this one. “I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this ...
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A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant ... so with bizarre flaps quite like this one. “I've seen a lot of strange insects, but ...