What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

The Average Wasp Life Cycle We’ve taken a look at the answer to the question, “how long do wasps live?”, but what is their lifecycle like? Like most other insects, the wasp goes through the ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to digest unsuspecting insects. But the design of the wasp's getup made ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

A small team of biologists at Mississippi State University and the University of Wyoming has found a species of parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs inside of living adult fruit flies. In their ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

Scientists uncovered over a dozen female wasps preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from the Kachin region in northern Myanmar. The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. It's unclear when the wasp went extinct.

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, ... Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey It's unclear when the wasp went extinct.