Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era ...

If ever there comes a day when it is important to know how to differentiate the wasp sexes, we want you to be well prepared. In this article, we will go over the male and female wasp’s key ...

Agricultural Research Service scientists are using a tiny native wasp to combat the wheat stem sawfly, offering farmers a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of the Thynnid wasp, which involves a female wasp waiting on top of a branch or plant ...

These women were the first female pilots to operate U.S. military aircraft and overcame many adversities in the ...

Adult wasps live approximately 60 to 75 days and feed on nectar, while the immature stages feed on annual cicadas provided to them by the female wasp. Males have especially aggressive territorial ...

Another example are the solitary wasps known as velvet ants. Female velvet ants lay eggs on the pupae of other species. When their eggs hatch, the young wasps devour their defenceless host. A common ...