"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 entomologist.

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

The wasps, which lived almost 99 million years ago, might have launched backward at their insect targets, then grasped them within their Venus flytrap-like abdomens. “It’s unlike anything I’ ...

The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to digest unsuspecting insects. But the design of the wasp's getup made ...

visually reminiscent of a Venus flytrap plant. The authors note the abdominal apparatus of S. charybdis is unlike that of any known insect, and may have served as a mechanism to temporarily ...

While the structure bears a striking resemblance to the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, researchers believe its function differed significantly. Instead of crushing its prey, the wasp’s flytrap ...

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

The species' lower abdomen forms a paddle-shaped structure with a dozen hair-like bristles, reminiscent of a Venus flytrap plant, according to the paper. The three-flap abdominal apparatus may ...