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Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
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 flappy ...
FOX31 Denver
Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Scientists find prehistoric life in S. American amber
The researchers uncovered hundreds of fragments of amber -- some containing ancient insects, pollen and tree leaves -- at a sandstone quarry in Ecuador that's on the edge of what is today the Amazon ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia
Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists find ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched prey
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 flappy ...