Paper wasps are vespid (stinging) wasps that have long legs. These wasps are reddish-brown to black in color with yellow markings. The most common paper wasps are 5/8 to 3/4 inches in length.

Wasps can squeeze into very narrow openings, meaning they can build nests in spaces around your home you might not expect. Be ...

What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

Wasps get a bad rap. And sometimes, they deserve it. Bumblebees don’t swarm your barbecue the moment you pour the lemonade. Butterflies won’t nest by the hundreds in your rafters, then sting ...

Paper wasps, those amazing creatures that build their nests from chewed-up paper in a honeycomb shape, have a unique strategy to ensure that their larvae become workers or queens. And it all starts ...

Paper wasps are usually brown with yellowish markings and long legs that hang beneath them as they fly. European paper wasps are often mistaken for bees because they're black with yellow markings.

Paper wasps and honeybees have considerably smaller brains (fewer than 1 million neurons) than vertebrates known to form same-different concepts. Pigeons, for example, ...