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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 SuggestsResearchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...
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 ... which snaps shut to digest unsuspecting insects. But the design of the wasp's getup made scientists think its trap was designed ...
A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey
Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey NEW YORK (AP ... The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
(Qiong Wu via AP) This illustration provided by Xiaoran Zuo in March 2025 depicts an ancient parasitic wasp found in Myanmar that may have seized prey with its Venus flytrap-like back end.
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