The major differences between wasps and hornets are color and size. Wasps are usually smaller with black and yellow coloring while hornets are larger with black and white markings. Eradication ...

Researchers reconstruct the tiny eye of Megaphragma viggianii in 3D, revealing adaptations and possible technological applications.

Cicada killers — also known as ground diggers — are large wasps that live in burrows underground. Despite their incredible ...

Females of some species have been seen to use these to fight other females. Marietta marchali is one of about 23,000 known species of chalcid wasp. However, their small size makes them difficult to ...

As the colony increases in size, so does the ability of the workforce to forage and feed the young, thus maintaining a cycle of growth. Ancestors of the wasps most commonly found in the UK nested in ...