A parasitic wasp that flew among dinosaurs had a Venus flytrap-like contraption on its abdomen that likely allowed it to ...

Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...

Part of the ancient wasp's body resembles the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to ...

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

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

Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...

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

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

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

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

The wasp Sirenobethylus charybdis proves that nature’s creativity in predation and survival strategies has been at play for ...

Romanian authorities sent the amber to the Museum of History in Krakow, Poland, which specialises in semi-precious stones.