Wasp stings are no joking matter. This time of year, stinging insects are fierce. You might come across a yellow jacket hive or hornet nest nest anywhere in your yard, beneath your deck ...

A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, stings really can be a matter of life or death. One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest ...

Despite its name, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) is not only implicated in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare genetic disease characterized by low platelet count, eczema and recurrent ...

Bee sting Bees do not bite — but they sting. A bee or wasp sting can leave a red, painful, itchy bump that may swell and grow larger within a few hours. Most bees are not aggressive, and only ...

Different stings Although a bee dies after it has issued its sting ... because there may be a chance that swelling will hamper breathing. Symptoms of a sting A red swelling will appear immediately in ...