Claws that snap: the raptorial mechanism of dryinid wasps
Brendon Elias Boudinot, David Labonte, Adrian A. Smith, Sebastian Busse, Joerg Hammel, Thomas van de Kamp, Carly Melissa Tribull
This paper describes the raptorial mechanism of dryinid wasps, showing their claws function as snap traps triggered by prey contact, and explores the evolutionary development of this mechanism.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology