If you’ve ever seen an odd-looking ant running across the ground, it might be a panda ant (Euspinolia militaris). This ...

What should I do if I see an Asian Hornet and how dangerous are they? - The yellow-legged hornet can kill 50 honey bees a day ...

Since 2017, when European researchers reported that insect populations had declined 75% in fewer than ... we will miss a lot ...

Researchers from the University of Pisa analyzed 523 insect-based food products sold online in Europe, evaluating their ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

European wasps are wreaking havoc in regional Victoria as a hotter-than-usual autumn spurs an increase in their numbers. The wasps have a painful and potentially dangerous sting, forcing some ...

The venom is potent enough to paralyze smaller insects and can cause anaphylaxis in sensitive humans. This wasp species is found mainly in North America and delivers a sting that can be quite painful.

However, researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered that parasitism can still be successful in these cases—if another species of wasp lays eggs in the same host simultaneously.

The species arrived in France in 2004 and have ... with a characteristically dark abdomen and yellow-tipped legs. European hornets, meanwhile, are mainly yellow with small black stripes and ...