Some say fake wasp nests are the secret to a sting-free summer. Others say it’s all buzz. Here’s what actually happens when ...
Sirenobethylus charybdis lived nearly 99 million years ago and used its unique abdominal apparatus to trap prey during ...
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...
A long, dry summer has led to “extremely high” numbers of wasps around the country – and Kiwis are being warned not to attack ...
“Wasp population dynamics tend to be cyclical, so a low year is followed by a high year – and this year the stars have ...
The species ... the wasp, which targets only cockroaches for its reproductive routine, will sting and paralyze its prey, then use its mandibles to drag it into a nest, still alive, where it ...
Aucklanders who feel like they have been dealing with more wasps are not imagining it. An ecology professor said a long, dry ...
During the survey, the team documented around 60 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera); 30 species of dragonflies ...
The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the ... a group of wasps known as cuckoo wasps lay their eggs in the nest of another wasp species, and the larvae feast on their new ...