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Ancient parasite used Venus flytrap-like butt to lay eggs in victims
If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in ...
Nitisinone makes human blood lethal to mosquitoes and outlasts ivermectin, study shows
In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...
To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood
Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...
Parasitic Wasp That Caught Prey in 'Venus Flytrap' Body Discovered in Amber
Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their eggs in the nests of their hosts) and bethylid wasps (which paralyze their ...
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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...
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Chiggers: K-State entomologist shares tips to avoid the itch
Scratching could promote a secondary infection, Cloyd says Warmer days may lead many to itch for spring and summer, but a ...
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Ranking The Biggest Weight-Loss Scams People Actually Fell For
Health fads have been around for centuries, preying on people’s deepest desires— weight loss, eternal youth, or the promise ...