which they chew and mix with their saliva to create a paper-like substance. This material is used to expand existing cells or construct new ones for the nest. When departing, field wasps launch ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

The venom of bees and wasps are different, so having a severe reaction to a bee sting does not automatically mean a person will have the same reaction to a yellow jacket or paper wasp sting. How to ...

Today it is estimated that anywhere from 8% to 10% of the world’s population live in earthen buildings, with the figure climbing to 20% to 25% for developing countries, according to a research paper ...

Their nests are built from chewed up wood, which becomes a paper-like substance they can use to build their homes—hence another one of their classifications: “paper wasps.” Unlike honey bee colonies, ...

As they write in their paper, these structural ... (typically the pupae of bees and other wasps) and are more likely to encounter defending adults at nests. This raises intriguing questions ...

Larger than most wasps, they have a distinctive brown and yellow striped pattern on their bodies. They build large, round nests made of paper-like material and are known for their aggressive behavior ...

Parasitoid wasps, belonging to the family Hymenoptera, deprive their insect and spider hosts of nutrition. These wasps ...

Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our solar system ...

A "monster" wasp nest in South Auckland has been destroyed with exterminators taking two days to get rid of over 200,000 wasps. The multi-generational nest was in a Conifer tree on a farm in ...

A “monster” wasp nest in South Auckland has been destroyed, with exterminators taking two days to get rid of over 200,000 wasps. The multi-generational nest was in a conifer tree on a farm in ...