Wasps are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, but you definitely do not want to harass them. Although the ubiquitous insects are quite pretty — northern paper wasps, for example, ...

Even when encountered in the wild, wasps can be a menace whose stings and aggressive behavior can disrupt anyone's day, so, understandably, people will try just about anything to get rid of wasps, ...

The jewel wasp uses one of the most extreme parasitic strategies found in nature. After manipulating a cockroach’s behavior, ...

What’s buzzing around California? It’s not bees or mosquitoes, it’s wasps. Active year-round, wasps are most noticeable from March through November. This peak season sees their colonies at full size, ...

The tropical bug Antiteuchus tripterus and two parasites of its eggs, Trissolcus bodkini and Phanuropsis semiflaviventris, were studied in urban Cali, Colombia. Female bugs guard both their eggs and ...

It is wasp season, and if you're thinking there are more than usual this time of year, you're probably right. Wasps are whirring all around the Cincinnati region, diving in your cherry soda and ...

Chadab-Crepet, Ruth and Rettenmeyer, Carl W. 1982. "Comparative behavior of social wasps when attacked by army ants or other predators and parasites." In The Biology ...

CORRECTION, Oct. 16, 2023: The Amazon wasp Calistoga crassicaudata is about 0.4 inches long, according to Live Science. An earlier version of this article included a different figure. The latest news ...