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A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
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 flappy ...
Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...
A specimen of Sirenobethylus charybdis, the ancient wasp in question. Credit: Qiong Wu In March, entomologists reported the discovery of a new prehistoric wasp. Its calling card wasn’t its stinger, ...
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Do figs really have dead wasps in them?
If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have ...
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