Only three insects have qualified for a 4, and only one of those is found in Arizona: the familiar, blue-black wasps with the bright orange wings known as tarantula hawks. Schmidt said the pain ...

European Hornet Another common wasp in the South is the European hornet. This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics. They’re not aggressive ...

Periodical cicadas emerge in the spring of their 13th or 17th year. They also tend to be slightly smaller and have bright orange coloring compared to their green-accented annual counterparts.

With the warmer weather returning, wasps are making their grand return as well. Here's what to know about the stinging insects and how to stay safe.

Hornets approach with calmer, almost leisurely movements, while wasps appear more nervous and hectic. Both species can hover to inspect food sources or perform quick evasive maneuvers when threatened.

It is effortless to know when a bee is around, but it is difficult to tell apart a wasp and a hornet. Extremely sharp and detailed macro portrait of a wasp taken with two lenses MC Jupiter-37A, which ...

If you see a tarantula hawk wasp, Gustafson says to enjoy observing its striking metallic blue-black body and bright reddish-orange wings. These large wasps are easy to track due to their size and ...

The Bonide Wasp & Hornet Insect Killer is known for its standout feature—the jet spray that reaches up to 20 feet. This lets you deal with wasps and hornets from a safer distance, reducing the chance ...

Tarantula hawks: These are very large wasps with metallic blue-black bodies and bright orange wings. They are known for their painful sting and their behavior of hunting tarantulas.

The murder hornet is the world’s largest known hornet measuring 1.5-2 inches in length A head as wide as its shoulders, where the wings and legs are located, or wider Bright orange or yellow ...