It’s hard to think of a less popular insect than the yellowjacket, maligned because they can sting. First, I should be clear that “yellowjacket” is an imprecise, generic common name that conceals a ...

These dangerous insects inject toxins into their prey ... The giant Japanese hornet, also known as the Asian giant hornet, is ...

The most famous thieves, tricksters, and rogues were recently honored by having a brand new group of bugs named after them.

The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) doesn't have to worry about assigning a designated driver on a wasp night out, or ...

An Aussie was puzzled this week after she discovered what appeared to be a strange nest sitting on her backyard lounge.

There are roughly 900 unique species of small, solitary wasps that pollinate the world’s 900 species of figs. Each species of ...

Prepare to be astonished by the incredible alcohol tolerance of hornets. Recent research has unveiled the extraordinary ...

Spotted lanternflies blacken a tree-of-heaven trunk at a property along Airport Highway in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2024. The ...

A MIDDLE-aged man has died in Cork after a suspected severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting he sustained while cutting ...

Does the presence of wasps inside figs mean they should be avoided by people following a strict vegetarian diet?

This is the origin story of an unlikely partnership that many species of parasitoid wasp have formed with beneficial viruses.