Six months after he published “On the Origin of Species,” Charles Darwin wrote a letter to his friend, Asa Gray. He was troubled by a family of parasitic wasps, the ichneumonidae, that lays its eggs ...

In a forest in southern China, a parasitic creature flew through the air. Suddenly, a net enveloped the animal. Scientists looked at their successful catch—and discovered a new species. From research ...

Scientists discovered of a previously unknown species of wasp preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from the Kachin region of northern Myanmar. The findings were reported in a study published in the ...

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the thought of the giant stinger they wield. But what about their size? Compared ...

The species is described as having a blue-green body with a “purple luster,” researchers said. Photo by Charlie Chi via Unsplash In nature, animal parents can range from being doting and ...

Two species of Bootanomyia dorsalis wasps introduced to North America from Europe A, B variation in the extent of wing infumation from a single collection of B. dorsalis sp. 2 from Neuroterus ...

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