We all know a few basic laws of nature, like predators hunt to stay alive, prey stay alert to avoid becoming food, and ...

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From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

While in school, every child learns the basic parts of a flower and how insects, such as bees, buzz from flower to flower, ...

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth-larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS has observed giant clouds of helium escaping from the ...

These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design. Indoors, a wasp nest can look like a sculpture that both “elevates living spaces” and ...

At this time of year, you might notice an uptick in buzzing visitors around your patio, compost pile or refuse bins. The striped yellow, orange and black pollinators we laud in spring and summer seem ...

Nils Bernstein is a food, drink, and travel editor and writer based in Mexico City. He is the food editor for Wine Enthusiast and has written for such publications as Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Food & ...

At least two different populations of a parasitic wasp native to Europe have been found on opposite coasts of North America. But no one knows how they got there. Reading time 3 minutes There are all ...

With the season’s heat upon us, you may have noticed many buzzing insects flying around your flowers. Some are big and intimidating, while others are tiny. No matter the size, they buzz around, ...

Two species of Bootanomyia dorsalis wasps introduced to North America from Europe A, B variation in the extent of wing infumation from a single collection of B. dorsalis sp. 2 from Neuroterus ...