A new study shows that a mother digger wasp (Ammophila pubescens) can remember the locations and feeding history of up to ...

These wasps may be inhabited by a bacteria, Wolbachia, which turns nearly all wasps in a population female. It turns out they force male eggs to become female thanks to sex — determining genes ...

If the female wasp arrives in a male fig—also known as a caprifig—she lays her eggs and then dies. Her eggs hatch, with blind, flightless male wasps hatching first.

In comparison, female wasps were much more likely to get away, achieving an 87.5 percent survival rate. Researchers also experimented with male wasps that had their genitals removed.

Scientists uncovered over a dozen female wasps preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from the Kachin region in northern Myanmar. The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of ...

Aphid-hunting wasps can reproduce with or without sex, challenging previous assumptions. This unique flexibility could boost sustainable pest control if its hidden drawbacks can be managed.

Scientists uncovered over a dozen female wasps preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from the Kachin region in northern Myanmar. The wasp’s flaps and teeth-like hairs resemble the structure of ...

All pond frogs attacked and ate the female wasps, but less than half of tree frogs attacked the female wasps. Of those who did attack, 87.5 per cent ultimately rejected them.

One of the most unusual self-defence techniques in the animal kingdom has been uncovered. While female wasps can rely on their venomous sting to defend against predators, the males were believed to be ...

Female fig wasps enter the caprifig through a tiny opening, known as the ostiole. This is a perilous journey as the wasp ...