Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...

"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 ...

However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling "a small bear trap attached ...

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

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

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...

A newly identified wasp that buzzed among the dinosaurs had a bit of a unique way of catching prey. Researchers studied 16 ...

The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling "a small bear trap attached to the end of it," said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the ...