microrobert
03-27-2012, 06:04 PM
'King of Wasps' found in Indonesia: Two-and-a-half inch monster has jaws longer than its legs
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A new species of wasp discovered on the Indonesian island Sulawesi is two-and-a-half inches long, and has jaws so vast that its discoverer admits, 'I don't know how it can walk.'
Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, says ‘Its jaws are so large that they wrap up either side of the head when closed. When the jaws are open they are actually longer than the male’s front legs.'
Read more: 'King of Wasps' found in Indonesia: Two-and-a-half inch monster has jaws longer than its legs | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2119343/King-Wasps-Indonesia-Two-half-inch-monster-jaws-longer-legs.html#ixzz1qLDlT7dd)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/23/article-0-124D45D7000005DC-631_634x730.jpg
A new species of wasp discovered on the Indonesian island Sulawesi is two-and-a-half inches long, and has jaws so vast that its discoverer admits, 'I don't know how it can walk.'
Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, says ‘Its jaws are so large that they wrap up either side of the head when closed. When the jaws are open they are actually longer than the male’s front legs.'
Read more: 'King of Wasps' found in Indonesia: Two-and-a-half inch monster has jaws longer than its legs | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2119343/King-Wasps-Indonesia-Two-half-inch-monster-jaws-longer-legs.html#ixzz1qLDlT7dd)