Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, according to a new study published Thursday in BMC Biology. Researchers ...

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With warmer weather just around the corner now that we've hit spring, a gardening expert has shared a top tip on how to deter wasps from your garden this year - and it's simple and affordable.

This “transiting method” was how Webb indirectly detected CO2 in the atmosphere of the gas giant WASP-39 in 2022. But for latest discovery, “we’re actually seeing the light that is emitted ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction ... particularly wasps and solitary bees. The larvae then feed on the insect host, usually killing ...

Plant reproduction is the production of new individuals from one or more parent plants. This can be accomplished by sexual or asexual means. Growth-derived mechanical conflicts between tissues are ...

“This study highlights that, beyond reproduction, sex plays an important role in their societies… and probably also did for our ancestors,” she adds. The study authors point out that — even when ...

The nest was subsequently removed, and a taxonomist confirmed the Hymenoptera to be paper wasps (Polistes rothneyi) (Figure 1). The dog was reported to have had no prior health problems or medications ...

When you see a wasp flying toward you, what do you do? Most people’s first instinct is to run away screaming, and it’s easy to see why. They inflict a vicious sting, and some pack so much venom that ...