seeder Posted January 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Quote The weirdest wasp on the planet: Researchers reveal 'Ay caramba!' insect with a rear end that looks just like the head of an ANT to scare spiders Researchers have found a wasp whose posterior looks just like an ants head It was discovered by Finnish researchers at a museum in Lima, Peru It's been named 'Clistopyga caramba,' after the Spanish phrase 'Ay Caramba!' used to express astonishment The ant-like posterior might be used to scare certain types of spiders away Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4129014/Ay-caramba-wasp-develops-head-ANT-rear-end.html#ixzz4W3t6GCQJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted January 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Looks like a cronenberg nightmare. When I really look at it, it looks like a grasshopper, wasp, ant, and moth got together and had a baby. Edited January 17, 2017 by XenoFish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Falukorv Posted January 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 17, 2017 They found the wasp at The Natural History Museum of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, where it was stored.... Ok nice taking the fame from someone elses find.. Or do I misinterpret the text? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 17, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted January 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Herr Falukorv said: They found the wasp at The Natural History Museum of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, where it was stored.... Ok nice taking the fame from someone elses find.. Or do I misinterpret the text? Good point. Further down the page we find this Quote Because the female specimen is dead and is the only one ever discovered, the researchers don't know anything about its behavior. Perhaps the local museum hadnt recognised how unique or rare it was? There are still many many things we dont about, especially in the insect and bug world 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted January 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, XenoFish said: Looks like a cronenberg nightmare. Replace the 1mm scale by 10feet and freak out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted January 18, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Poor little thing looks straight out of central casting for a 1950s Sci-Fi flick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted January 18, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, seeder said: Good point. Further down the page we find this Perhaps the local museum hadnt recognised how unique or rare it was? There are still many many things we dont about, especially in the insect and bug world This happens all of the time. Specimens collected by museums and thought to be insignificant will lay in storage for decades, only to be rediscovered and realized as a new species. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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