As tomato plants grow and yield small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the Tomato Hornworm. Learn how ...

What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

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

We collected some of the wildest photos from the Florida Python Challenge, held annually to help conserve native critters.

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It was dubbed the “Murder Hornet” in Japan, where it is known to kill people. “We’re not quite sure if they’re able to fight against Asian giant hornets," Vu said of regular honey bees.

Our hornets – and all our other social wasps – have much more yellow on their bodies, and are easily differentiated by that. The nests are made of paper and are found in a variety of situations.

Many were not even wasps. One report turned out to be a plastic toy. The Asian hornet is a very large social wasp (about an inch long), but it’s slightly smaller than our resident hornet.

If you've recently noticed an uptick in activity from insects of a stinging variety—mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps—you're not alone.

Also, so now getting to hornets. Hornets are a specific type of wasp. There are 22 species of them, and they're usually fatter than common wasps and their venom has painful chemicals in it, which ...

Hornets approach with calmer, almost leisurely movements, while wasps appear more nervous and hectic. Both species can hover to inspect food sources or perform quick evasive maneuvers when threatened.