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"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 entomologist.
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However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped abdominal setup similar to the leaves of a Venus flytrap. The paddle-like lower ...
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A 'Cretaceous Weirdo': The Venus Flytrap WaspScientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.
Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.
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 abdomens. “It’s unlike anything I’ ...
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to immobilise other insects ...
Scientists have identified a new species of wasp trapped in amber for 99-million years and a remarkable bottom!
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