Creature preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...
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Scientists uncover preserved ancient insect 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, ...
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If the 'Yellowjackets' Girls Became Part of the Wilderness, What Plants Would They Be?
Now that it's on its third season, Yellowjackets feels like it's never going to let those poor girls finally leave the ...
Newly discovered 99,000,000-year-old wasp used hairy bum to trap prey
Meet Sirenobethylus charybdis, a wasp that the team half-jokingly called a ‘Cretaceous flytrap’ for its rear being shaped like the fly-gobbling plant. ‘Nothing similar is known from any other insect,’ ...
From smelling like rotting meat to digesting mice: 7 of the world’s strangest plants
The Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri), known as the “Tree of Life,” is a giant tree found in Africa and Madagascar. Its thick, ...
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Find Bird-Friendly Native Plants
Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...