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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Scientists discover ancient wasp that snatched prey like a Venus flytrap, name it after mythological sea monster
Researchers from Capital Normal University in Beijing said "nothing similar is known from any other insect," according to the BBC. "I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of ...
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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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Ancient wasp snatched prey like Venus flytrap, scientists say
Researchers from Capital Normal University in Beijing said "nothing similar is known from any other insect," according to the BBC. "I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of ...
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Scientists discover dinosaur-era wasp that used its rear end to kill
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 has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a ...