The new habitat suited their life cycle, and the wasps thrived. Like honey bees and bumble bees, the two main "social wasp" groups—Polistes (paper wasps), and Vespula (ground-nesting wasps ...

In North America, worker wasps—infertile female wasps—build the nest, feed larvae, forage for food, and defend the nest. This activity takes a toll on their body, leading to a shorter lifespan. Drone ...

The wasp will go back to its nest with a small pellet of wood in its mouth and create a sort of laminate of the wood pulp, a ...

TikTok users found the humor in one woman's attempt at removing the insects, with the video racking up 3.9 million views.

Oak leaves are a common target, and this latest study primarily focused on Ceroptres specimens that were reared from galls on ...

LETHBRIDGE [email protected]'re hangry and everybody it seems well aware of that. Wasps are everywhere ...

There are two species of red paper wasps in Oklahoma, the fine-backed red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) and the ...

They swarm most prominently in summer and fall. Paper wasps are primarily brown with yellow markings. They have a narrow waist and are about 6-12mm long. Their legs dangle or hang down during flight.

A stinging tale of regret and revenge ...

The newly found wasp appears to be common in the eastern United States, and inflicts Lynchian body horror onto its hosts.