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You may have noticed wasp-like insects flying around outside your home. These may be cicada-killer wasps. These Cicadas are fairly common, native to our area, and are North America's largest wasp.

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But some of these insects won’t succeed in their goal of procreating — instead, they’ll be controlled like zombies into spreading a strange fungus that hijacks cicadas’ bodies and behavior.

Fossil bug-eyed insect is weird enough to merit its own distinct family. A side view of Palaeotanyrhina exophthalma, which became trapped in tree resin approximately 100 million years ago.

It’s unclear when the wasp went extinct. Studying unusual insects like this one can help scientists understand what insects are capable of and how different they can be.

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