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An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...
Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.
A 99-million-year-old wasp species used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture prey and may represent a new insect family, ...
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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 ...
Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and ...
They’ve named the wasp Sirenobethylus charybdis—a reference to the famous female sea monster of ancient Greek legend. The bug and its unique appearance likely represents a previously unknown ...
The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to digest unsuspecting insects. But the design of the wasp’s getup made ...
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