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Bizarre Parasitic Wasp Preserved in 99 Million-Year-Old Amber Was ‘Beyond Imagination,’ Scientists Say
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to ...
Scientists discover dinosaur-era wasp that used its rear end to kill
How an ancient Venus flytrap-like wasp used its rear end to kill - The parasitic wasp has been found encased in ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached ...
Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp found preserved in amber
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
Scientists create lab-grown amber-like resin to study fossil preservation
The Field Museum in Chicago and the Foundation for Scientific Advancement reported that sediment-encased maturation of pine resin produces a hardened, translucent substance that closely mimics natural ...
You Can Make Amber Fossils in 24 Hours, Instead of Millions of Years
Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric ...
98-million-year-old amber discovered in Myanmar — with a new species inside. See it
The millipede family Siphonorhinidae, of which the new species is an ancient ancestor, still lives today and includes four ...