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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus ...

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

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 ...

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

The wasp's structure resembles a Venus flytrap, believed to have been used to hold prey still while laying eggs. The analysis ...