One of the oddest parental strategies on display in nature — like something out of a horror movie — is that of the adult cockroach wasp, a new species of which was discovered in China ...

So, fine. Wasps ARE useful and important. But they are still scary and gross. Wasps are important parts of the food chain in ...

Parasitoid wasps sometimes lay eggs in unsuitable host insects, a behavior that has traditionally been considered accidental.

If you’ve ever seen an odd-looking ant running across the ground, it might be a panda ant (Euspinolia militaris). This ...

The samurai wasp's offspring will develop inside the pest's egg and emerge as an adult wasp. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

They have named this newly discovered parasitic strategy "pirate parasitism." Adult female parasitoid wasps lay their eggs in the bodies of host arthropods. The offspring develop inside the host ...

The Natural History Museum says adult wasps don’t eat the prey they kill, but rather they capture the insects, chop them up, carry parts back to the nest, and feed them to their young, known as ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...