If ever there comes a day when it is important to know how to differentiate the wasp sexes, we want you to be well prepared.

Compared with other ultrablack animals, female velvet ants are darker than the common birdwing butterfly, the only other insect known to display such a shade. The velvet ants’ coloring is closer to ...

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In a viral video, Indian actress Shenaz Treasurywala explained how female wasps enter a fig through a tiny opening to pollinate it, losing their wings in the process.

Female bethylid wasps on host larva. Researchers funded by BBSRC have found that wasps fighting over larvae on which to lay their eggs release potent chemicals if they are defeated. Disclaimer ...

The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of the Thynnid wasp, which involves a female wasp waiting on top of a branch or plant ...

Discover the unique relationship between fig trees and fig wasps, showcasing a fascinating example of co-evolution in nature.

First, a female wasp targets one of the spiders and lays an egg on the arachnid. Then, when the egg hatches, the larva latches on to the spider and feeds off of it. This type of parasitic ...

Female velvet ants spend almost their entire lives alone, searching for places to lay their eggs. One big challenge of this nomadic lifestyle is the constant risk of being ambushed by would-be ...