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 ...

while other mammals were responsible for 207 fatal attacks. Still, Texas was also ahead of other states for hornet, wasp, and bee stings, with 196 resulting in a fatality since 2000. By comparison ...

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) 31,170 people played the ...

A previously unknown species of wasp with an abdomen reminiscent of a Venus flytrap has been discovered in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber, and entomologists have never seen anything like it. While ...

“Today, thousands of parasitoid wasp species are capable of immobilizing hosts without abdominal clasping. Why were these wasps unable to simply rely on their stings or incorporate their ...

The court heard that Mrs Rutherford was known to be allergic to wasp stings. Later in the day, a delivery driver had visited her home, and discovered Mrs Rutherford lying unresponsive in her ...

Wasp stings were painful enough for people, but the brightly-coloured pests also had a devastating impact on our native species. “They kill lots of insects and feed on young, native birds in ...

Have you ever heard of zoophobia? That is the medical term given for the general fear of animals, from the roots “zoo,” meaning animal, and “phobia,” meaning dread or fear. Around six percent of all ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of ancient wasp, encased in 99-million-year-old amber, that may have lived alongside dinosaurs. The remarkable insect, found in northern Myanmar ...

"Detectives learned that while LaVonne Hoff was left alone, she was attacked by the dogs that were loose in the home," police said, citing an autopsy report that determined she ...