A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the thought of the giant stinger they wield. But what about their size? Compared ...

In a forest in southern China, a parasitic creature flew through the air. Suddenly, a net enveloped the animal. Scientists looked at their successful catch—and discovered a new species. From research ...

Researchers have discovered 16 new species of strange-looking parasitoid wasps from the Loboscelidia group. The study also revealed for the first time the unique parasitic behavior of a captive female ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. The new wasp genus called amazonica Capitojoppa is one of several species unknown to science which were discovered in ...

This week, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported that 139 new species were discovered in the Greater Mekong region last year, including a species of wasp that can drag a cockroach to its death. Most ...

A bee in your bonnet has nothing on a wasp in your belly. Mississippi scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies, Nature ...

Two species of Bootanomyia dorsalis wasps introduced to North America from Europe A, B variation in the extent of wing infumation from a single collection of B. dorsalis sp. 2 from Neuroterus ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

A new species of wasp has been discovered in America, and it seems to channel some of the well-known features of the xenomorph from the popular Alien sci-fi franchise. How exactly do these horror ...

Texas is among the hottest states in America. And where there’s heat, there’s insects. Wasps are no exception. If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, the first whir of a buzz may send you running inside ...