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However, after examining the wasp's life cycle and DNA in a lab, they realized they had uncovered an entirely new parasitoid wasp species, later named Syntretus perlmani. "At the time, we didn't ...

"The discovery was truly fascinating!," GAO continued. "It provided key insights into the prey capture strategies of early parasitoid wasps, shedding light on their diverse parasitic behaviors in ...

Based on the wasps' body design, the team believes that the species was a "koinobiont"—a type of parasitoid whose young grow in or on a host that is allowed, at least temporarily, to remain ...

The morphology of S. charybdis indicates the wasps were parasitoids—insects whose larvae live as parasites and eventually kill their hosts. Modern-day parasitoids of the superfamily Chrysidoidea ...

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species. For example ...

Holotype of Sirenobethylus charybdis. Qiong Wu The morphology of the wasps indicates that they were parasitoids, or insects whose larvae live as parasites inside their hosts before eventually ...

charybdis indicated that these wasps were parasitoids, meaning their larvae ... light on the diversity and complexity of ancient insect life. Vilhelmsen reflected on the significance of the ...