Ground wasps, such as yellowjackets and digger wasps, are species that burrow into the soil to create their nests, often becoming aggressive if disturbed. One surprising and effective way to repel ...

she infiltrates those of other species. Velvet ants have a parasitoid lifestyle, laying their eggs on the defenceless pupae of other insects such as solitary ground-nesting wasps, although there is a ...

Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in structured nest communities that may be located underground, in ground-level ... There are several wasp species that closely resemble ...

Dr Gavin Broad, wasp expert at the Museum, uncovers the eccentricities of this small but sinister creature. Despite their name, tarantula hawks (Pepsis genus) are actually a species of spider wasp.