charybdis trapped in amber. The specimens were all recovered from the Kachin region of northern Myanmar. Based on the wasps' body design, the team believes that the species was a "koinobiont"—a ...

They’ve named the wasp Sirenobethylus charybdis—a reference to the famous female sea monster of ancient Greek legend. The bug and its unique appearance likely represents a previously unknown ...

The previously unknown species, now named Sirenobethylus charybdis, had a Venus flytrap ... that the wasp injected eggs into the trapped body before releasing it, using the creature as an ...