MUNCIE, Ind. – Spiders are perhaps the most feared invertebrates on the planet. Their eight long legs seem to move almost as if each of them has a mind of their own rather than belonging to one ...

Wasp vs spider Larvae of a clever, yet ruthless, wasp turn their spider victim into a zombie before forcing it to frantically build them a home -- and then kill it, a new study has found. The ...

This is a juvenile wolf spider, parasitised by the wasp P. scapulatus, being consumed by the wasp larva. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

The interactions between spider hosts and parasitoid wasps constitute a remarkable example of co‐evolution, where intricate behavioural and physiological modifications underpin the survival strategies ...

Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special web to suspend the wasp pupa just before it finishes killing its spider host. William Eberhard, staff ...

Researchers have discovered 15 new wasp species in lowland Amazon rainforests and Andean cloud forests that parasitize spiders in a “complex way.” Female Acrotaphus wasps are known to attack spiders ...

Consider yourself lucky that you’re not a spider. They may seem like they sit on top of the food chain in the bug world, but they’re vulnerable to an even worse fate than just being eaten: falling ...

Staff and supporters of the Bohart Museum of Entomology unloading a truck full of wasp specimens. Photo by Steve Heydon. The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis recently received an unusual gift: ...