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Scientists discovered a parasitic wasp preserved in amber that caught prey with a movable trap like a Venus flytrap, something never seen before in insects. The 99-million-year-old creature used this bizarre mechanism to capture hosts for its eggs.
Trapped in amber for 100 million years, a bizarre insect with crab-like pincers is rewriting what scientists thought possible in the insect world. This tiny predator represents only the fourth time such claws evolved independently in insects.
Scientists discovered a tiny prehistoric predator with crab-like claws preserved perfectly in amber from Myanmar. The 100-million-year-old find reveals how evolution can create the same clever tools in completely different creatures.
Scientists using advanced medical imaging discovered three fossil insects hidden inside amber from legendary writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's personal collection. The pieces sat unnoticed for centuries at the Goethe National Museum in Weimar, quietly preserving prehistoric life inside what looked like ordinary golden stones.