Wasps
These Stunning Portraits of Insects Reveal the Intricacies of an Amazing World
Photographer Thorben Danke combines hundreds of shots to create breathtaking images of the tiny creatures
Invasive Yellow-Legged Hornet Spotted in the U.S. for the First Time
The insect, detected in Georgia, can snatch bees from the air while hunting, posing a threat to native pollinators and agriculture
These Wasps Can Fight Predators With Their Spiky Genitalia
The insects jabbed their spines at hungry frogs in a similar way to how females sting
Scientists Are Using Sex Pheromones to Lure in Murder Hornets
The method may be the best way to eliminate the insects from non-native habitats
How Can Ant and Termite Queens Live So Long?
Scientists are working to understand the matriarchs, who can survive decades while investing huge amounts of energy into reproduction
Entomologists Eradicated the First Asian Giant 'Murder' Hornet Nest of 2021
The hive was located just two miles from where officials found another nest in 2020
Wasp Nest Glows Green Under UV Light
Silk fibers give the nest its radiant a neon hue
Asian Bees Plaster Hives With Feces to Defend Against Hornet Attacks
Researchers say the surprising behavior could constitute tool use, which would be a first for honey bees
In Australia, Just One Wasp Can Ground an Airplane With a Strategically Placed Nest
Invasive keyhole wasps were building nests in the equipment pilots use to measure how fast they’re flying
First Live ‘Murder Hornet’ Captured in the U.S.
Scientists aim to eradicate Asian giant hornet nests in the next few weeks so that the insects do not establish a population on the West Coast
Bookended by Wasp Nests, These Aboriginal Artworks May Finally Have Definitive Dates
New estimates place paintings in Australia's Kimberley rock shelters at about 12,000 years old
Alabamians, Beware the Wasp ‘Super Nest’
Having survived an unusually mild winter, yellow jacket wasps are building huge nests, sometimes in human spaces
Wasps Are the First Invertebrates to Pass This Basic Logic Test
New research suggests paper wasps are capable of transitive inference, a form of logic used to infer unknown relationships on the basis of known ones
These Wasps Hijack Spiders' Brains And Make Them Do Their Bidding
Larvae of the newly discovered species in Ecuador hijacks the spider to build a super-tough incubation chamber
Five Real Life Wasp Superpowers Not in <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp</i>
Bees tend to get all the attention, but Marvel turns the spotlight on one of nature’s most devious masterminds
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