Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in sailors to their doom and after Charybdis, a mythical sea monster that created ...

"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.

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 ...

Less well known is that the velvet ant is not actually an ant at all—it is a type of wingless parasitic wasp. The insect's venom has been found to be painful to a host of creatures, ranging from ...

The wasp's structure resembles a Venus flytrap, believed to have been used to hold prey still while laying eggs. The analysis sheds light on parasitic wasp evolution, showing advanced prey capture ...

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. Initially, paleontologists ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to snare other creatures and force them to unwittingly shelter its young ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to snare other creatures and force them to unwittingly shelter its young, ...