Female bees and wasps use modified ovipositors, formerly used in egg laying, to sting their attackers, including people. Now, a study in Current Biology on December 19 shows that male mason wasps use ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two summers ago a huge hatch of wasps descended on Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks entomologist Derek Sikes estimated there were about 10 times more yellow jackets that ...

Predation can lead to the evolution of defensive devices in prey animals. Genitalia, which are used for mating between males and females, have rarely been considered to function as an important ...

A female hiker was airlifted to a hospital in Knoxville after being stung by wasps in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spokesperson for the park said. On Oct. 12 at about 4:50 p.m., the ...

When cicadas begin to emerge in late June, they're sure to be followed by one of their most prominent predators: the cicada killer. Cicada killers are large wasps, according to Texas A&M University's ...