This bizarre prehistoric animal had a Venus Flytrap-like structure on its abdomen

image: Qiong Wu

This weird wasp shared the Earth with the dinosaurs nearly 100 million years ago. Paleontologist studying specimens of the animal preserved in amber were surprised to find a strange structure on its abdomen. While functioning similar to the Venus flytrap, the flap mechanism wasn't used to eat. Rather it was likely used to capture insects …