As summer ends, many people notice an increase in flying insects. Some of them are harmless, while others can sting or bite. One insect notorious for stinging people is the wasp. While these flying ...

Wasps are often feared and respected for their ability to sting. Some species may become aggressive if closely approached or disturbed. Others will not sting people or animals until after direct ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

After 40 years in the RV park business, Teri Blaschki has learned to live with and even love paper wasps, stings and all. “I’ve been stung by them many, many times. It’s just what they do,” said ...

In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social ...

In terms of popularity, wasps sit somewhere between house centipedes and mosquitos in regards to universal desire for their demise — so the prospect that they can identify faces is pretty horrifying.

A species of paper wasp has a special talent for recognizing faces of its own kind, shows a new study. Scientists have long known that the wasp Polistes fuscatus can distinguish individuals in its ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wasps aren’t complete villains, though, because they are potential pollinators and can help with insect ...

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