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

"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 ...

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

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

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

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

A new study, published in BMC Biology, discovered prehistoric wasp preserved in amber is turning heads in the world of ...

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

If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in ...

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 boasts a set of ...

This photo provided by Qiong Wu in March 2025 shows an ancient wasp, preserved in amber from Myanmar, whose back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant. (Qiong Wu via AP) 31,170 people played the ...