Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living ... DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago ...

If you do spot a hummingbird seemingly preying on wasps or bees, chances are that it's accidental due to the fact all three species feast on nectar and are probably competing for food. Read more ...

Where wasps are hunters and scavengers ... But the vast majority of the world’s 20,000 bee species are solitary creatures, provisioning their simple nests with a taffy-like mixture of nectar ...

"But every wasp is glorious," says Gavin, as he urges you to move beyond the PR spin that's got us to prefer beetles and bees instead ... aptly named Megarhyssa. Species in this group have ...

The European hornet (Vespa crabro) made up 6%, while two rarer species were also found. Social wasps such as the hornets and yellow-jackets live in colonies similar to those of honey bees and ants ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also has intriguing implications for designing man-made materials Eli Wizevich History Correspondent The wasp species ...