The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may ...

Cuckoo wasps and bethylid wasps are modern-day parasitoids within the same superfamily, Chrysidoidea, according to the paper. A unique pattern of veins in the hind wing of the extinct S.

New Zealand has one of the world’s highest recorded densities of paper wasps, which typically surge in numbers following a lengthy spell of warm and dry weather. A long, dry summer has led to ...

“If people find paper wasp nests in their garden, they should wait until the wasps have settled in for the evening and then spray the nest with fly spray,” she said. “Do not shine a torch on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

The wasps likely allowed their host to continue growing while feeding on it. The species' lower abdomen forms a paddle-shaped structure with a dozen hair-like bristles, reminiscent of a Venus flytrap ...

This photo provided by Qiong Wu in March 2025 shows an ancient wasp, preserved in amber from Myanmar, whose back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant. (Qiong Wu via AP) 32,789 people played the ...

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Scientists discovered an ancient wasp species, Sirenobethylus charybdis, preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from Myanmar. The wasp's structure resembles a Venus flytrap, believed to have been ...

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