While there are thousands of wasp types, they’re usually separated into two categories: Social wasps that live in nests together and solitary wasps that are rarely dangerous, explains Bryan ...

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 ...

A wasp nest in a dumpster outside of Cousens Gym, however, was exactly where a group of Tufts researchers made a discovery that has added a new species of fungus to the tree of life. Madden explained ...

The handful of colony-living, nest-building species is just a tiny fraction of overall wasp diversity, estimated at more than 9,000 species in the UK alone. Most wasps are solitary, some are tiny ...

Plus, how to identify ground wasp nests and prevent future infestations. If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, you know it’s unpleasant. Although ground wasps may be less aggressive than some ...

The European hornet (Vespa crabro) made up 6%, while two rarer species were also ... are the size of honey bees, with black and bright yellow markings. They build nests in the ground, logs or ...

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...