Each egg is laid in a separate mud cell, along with perhaps a dozen spiders which have been paralyzed by the mother wasp’s sting. After the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat the spiders.

Non-aggressive species of wasps include cicada killers, potter wasps, and mud daubers. They sting and paralyze prey with their venom but rarely sting humans. Mud daubers come in black and yellow ...

One day last week I heard Mary Alice yelling for me to come quickly. Naturally I listened and went to her rescue. I saw a ...