Instead, the researchers propose that the wasps’ ultra-black is related to protection from predators. Velvet ants are already known as “indestructible insects” because of their painful ...

When they make a nest in your home or yard, it can cause all sorts ... yellow-and-black flying insect, you may want to first make sure it's actually a hornet or another type of wasp and not ...

The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom ... said during a news conference Wednesday. "All of our nest detections resulted directly ...