A survey of the larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse than previously thought, it also showed that wild colonies prey on more species of vertebrates than had been ...

It's summer in the northern hemisphere and that means sun, sea—and wasps. This is a worker wasp. She is looking for food to feed to her sibling larvae in her mother's papery looking nest. Is she ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

Before peonies bloom in spring their unopened flower buds produce a nectar that feeds a tiny wasp called a Spring Tiphia. These shiny, black, solitary wasps are about half an inch long and are ...

Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research shows. Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research shows. Digger ...

A worker wasp prepares to carry bait marked with a string which allows the wasp to be tracked back to its nest. A survey on larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse ...

Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research shows. Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to ...