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.

"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 ...

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

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

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...

This weird wasp shared the Earth with the dinosaurs nearly 100 million years ago. Paleontologist studying specimens of the ...

Sirenobethylus charybdis lived nearly 99 million years ago and used its unique abdominal apparatus to trap prey during ...

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

This ancient parasitic wasp's back end boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles - resembling "a small bear ...

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