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 ...

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey.

(CNN) — 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 ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years.

DNA barcoding in Canada identifies a wasp collected during a citizen science program by Gin Gin High School students as a new ...

University of California, Berkeley biologists have shown that several species of fruit fly have stolen a successful defense from bacteria to survive predation by parasitic wasps, which in some ...

Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made ...

A team of researchers at Mississippi State University has identified a new species of parasitic wasp that employs a previously unknown and gruesome method of reproduction—one never before ...

The wasp species Asobara japonica (A. japonica) is a parasitic organism, meaning it sustains its life by hijacking resources from a host such as the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers. Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after ...

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers. Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after ...