Real-Life Monster: Scientists Discover Strange Wasp From 99 Million Years Ago

Real-Life Monster: Scientists Discover Strange Wasp From 99 Million Years Ago

A 99-million-year-old wasp species used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture prey and may represent a new insect family, revealing unexpected diversity in ancient parasitoid behavior. An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps from the mid-Cretaceous period, preserved in amber, may have used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. According to research [...]

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A 'Cretaceous Weirdo': The Venus Flytrap Wasp » Explorersweb

Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature inside a 99-million-year-old piece of amber from Myanmar. It's an ancient parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap. This terrifying insect could open its stomach and snap it shut on unsuspecting prey.  The prehistoric wasp, Sirenobethylus charybdis, offers a glimpse into the brutal world of Cretaceous insect warfare. Unlike modern wasps, Sirenobethylus charybdis had a hinged, p…

Real-Life Monster: Scientists Discover Strange Wasp From 99 Million Years Ago – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

A 99-million-year-old wasp species used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture prey and may represent a new insect family, revealing unexpected diversity in ancient parasitoid behavior. An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps from the mid-Cretaceous period, preserved in amber, may have used a Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. According to research […]

Wasp with "Venus Flytrap" Tail Discovered in Amber – Geology In

Scientists have identified a remarkable new species of wasp, named Sirenobethylus charybdis, found preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from Myanmar. This ancient insect possessed a unique feature never before seen: a structure on its abdomen that functioned like a tiny Venus flytrap, snapping shut to trap prey. Unlike any wasp we see today.Discovery in Ancient AmberThe discovery was made from 16 fossil specimens, all female wasps, trapped in …