To assist their offspring in this endeavour, mother Cynipoidea wasps also squirt into the flies a mix of venom, viruses and ...

Yellow jackets are some of the most aggressive wasps and are responsible for a large number of stings worldwide. Recognizable by their black and yellow striped bodies and compact, streamlined form ...

Cicada killer wasps: These are one of the larger ground wasps, with bodies that are nearly two inches long and are mostly ...

There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But ...

Social wasps such as the hornets and yellow-jackets live in colonies similar to those of honey bees and ants Yellow-jackets (Vespula vulgaris) are the size of honey bees, with black and bright ...