Ever wonder what hurts more - a honey bee sting or a paper wasp's jab? Justin O. Schmidt did more than wonder. This intrepid ...

it is widely considered one of the most painful insect stings on the planet. Paper wasps are slender, social wasps, typically with reddish-brown or black bodies and yellow markings. These social ...

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 ...

The wasps attacked the 70-year-old, from Delamere in Cheshire, while he was trimming a hedge. They usually only sting when they feel threatened, said Natalie Bungay, technical officer at the ...

The penduline tit is a specialist insect eater but the paper wasp possesses a potent sting, so it’s hard to say who had the most to lose from the encounter, but this spontaneous moment made Zhai smile ...

While their sting is not typically fatal to humans, it is widely considered one of the most painful insect stings on the planet. Paper wasps are slender, social wasps, typically with reddish-brown or ...