As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic dogs and cats may shed winter ...

And social insect queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests. Most people won't be surprised that bumble bees and ground-nesting wasp colonies have queens.

Fish such as bass and trout prepare fat reserves for migrations to deeper waters. And social insect queens emerge from ...

Fish such as bass and trout prepare fat reserves for migrations to deeper waters. And social insect queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests. Most people won't be ...

Sand quarries, with their sunlit slopes and bare soils, have emerged as unlikely sanctuaries for rare pollinators.

Common spangle gall wasp (Neuroterus quercusbaccarum) causes yellowish gingery brown disc-like galls 3-4mm in diameter on the underside of oak leaves in late summer-early autumn. The galls drop to the ...

Bees sacrifice themselves to defend the hive from a wasp attack. Credit: Qypchak / Wikimedia Commons According to this theory, the behavior of the worker bees, who dedicate their lives to caring for ...

Northern giant hornets — a closely related species originating in other parts of Asia — were first spotted in the United States in Washington state in late 2019. The northern and southern hornets are ...

One way to do this might be to show him a dead bee or wasp. Ask your library for nature videos showing bees and wasps for example building hives. Then you could take him to a zoo or sanctuary ...