One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by stealing a gene from bacteria that originated in bacteriophage. Biologists inserted that gene into other flies, making these flies ...

Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps in Washington state. When you purchase through links on our ...

Heading into The Masked Singer Season 12 finale, there were only two contestants left in the competition: Buffalos and Wasp. Both performed twice more for the panelists before it came time for a ...

ropean hornets (Vespa crabro) and wasps such as the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) or the German wasp (Vespula germanica) can often be observed at feeding sites such as fruit trees or sugary foods.

A high school teacher trying to solve the mystery of why queen Vespula wasps mate with many different males thinks the practice might have evolved to stave off a catastrophic colony collapse.

"Wasps probably gave us the idea for paper," he says. They chew up wood and build the most exquisite papier-mâché structures. Even your classic autumn annoyance, Vespula vulgaris, is an ...