The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.
However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...
A 99-million-year-old wasp fossil buried in amber, which shows an unusual, jaw-like abdominal trait, implies an horrific ...
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their eggs in the nests of their hosts) and bethylid wasps (which paralyze their ...
Some say fake wasp nests are the secret to a sting-free summer. Others say it’s all buzz. Here’s what actually happens when ...
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 ...