A cretaceous fly trap? remarkable abdominal modification in a fossil wasp

Abstract Background Carnivorous insects have evolved a range of prey and host capture mechanisms. However, insect predation strategies in the fossil record remain poorly understood. Results Here, we describe †Sirenobethylus charybdis n. gen. & sp., based on sixteen adult female wasps in Kachin a...

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Main Authors: Qiong Wu, Lars Vilhelmsen, Xiaoqin Li, De Zhuo, Dong Ren, Taiping Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02190-2
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