"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.

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.

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’ ...

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year-old piece of amber.

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 ...

The previously unknown species, now named Sirenobethylus charybdis, had a Venus flytrap-like structure on its abdomen that could have allowed it to trap other insects, the researchers reported ...

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Scientists have identified a new species of wasp trapped in amber for 99-million years and a remarkable bottom!

NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen ...

A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber That Snatched Its Prey NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus ...