Fossils of Wasps that Burst Out of Other Bugs' Bodies, Yay!

Fossils of parasitic wasps were found by scientists in Germany. There are many different kinds of parasitic wasps living today; most eat other bugs alive by laying their, including other wasps. Some of these wasps force spiders to weave webs to protect them. The fossils that were found are 30-40 million years old. This was surprising because no one really knew how far back in time parasitic wasps lived. This is the first time that evidence of the wasps actually developing with fly pupae was found. The new fossil found shows the wasp killing the flies, which was never actually shown in a fossil, just wasps that appeared to be parasitic. These fossils of parasitic wasps were found back in the 1890s to 1900s, and were observed more closely in the 1940s, but were never paid much attention until recently. It wasn't until now that scientists realized that wasps have been infesting other bugs for tens of thousands of years.
I wasn't especially moved by this discovery, but it is interesting. And a little gross. It's cool that these bugs have been murdering each other for so long; it's a unique adaptation. Don't try this at home, kids.
Parasitic Wasps

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