Suki Tipp was diagnosed with indolent systemic mastocytosis, a rare blood disorder that triggers unpredictable and ...

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

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

A phids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't ...

The first new species is Idris bianor, named after the spider genus it parasitizes, according to the study. Its body length ...

Parasites are organisms that live alongside a host, sometimes even taking control of the host. For example, parasitoid wasps like this one will catch a spider, paralyze it with their sting, force ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...

It was a leaf gall of a very small wasp called translucent oak gall wasp, Amphibolips nubilipennis. In early spring, the female wasp lays her eggs on the underside of newly developing oak leaves.

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than a million described species. Their variety amazes some people and disgusts ...

When she investigated, she opened the lid, discovered a wasp’s nest and an angry yellow insect stung her arm. She left the lid open, and the next day she discovered the wasp’s nest was gone. We ...

It’s a playbook adapted by many parasitic wasps, including modern-day cuckoos and bethylid wasps, to exploit insects. But no known wasp or any other insect does so with bizarre flaps quite like ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen ...