A study of the correlation between environmental variables such as latitude and body size in paper wasps (genus Polistes) by a group of Brazilian researchers concludes that the nearer the habitat ...

Wasp Nests Now is a good time to take a close look for wasp nests around your home. They are getting large enough to be noticed but have not reached their peak size yet. Wasps can nest in a ...

Females of some species have been seen to use these to fight other females. Marietta marchali is one of about 23,000 known species of chalcid wasp. However, their small size makes them difficult to ...

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

Wasps are architects, continually growing their nests to house the rising numbers of insects in the colony. Some species' nests are large and elaborate, whereas others are small and compact. But each ...