he was attacked by a swarm of European paper wasps. Their stings contain several toxins that can cause hypersensitive or allergic reactions in some people, but rarely are they life threatening.

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

According to a paper published by the University ... Some of these can also cause an allergic reaction. Some wasps, such as bees and hornets have a stinger which they use for self defense.

Larger than most wasps, they have a distinctive brown and yellow striped pattern on their bodies. They build large, round nests made of paper-like material and are known for their aggressive behavior ...

We spent the following week exploring the nest and learning all about wasps. The children were eager and excited to see and ...

"Our paper is one of the first ones to show, at least in Drosophila, that this type of immune response might be a common mechanism by which natural enemies like wasps and nematodes are dealt with.

Made from only two ingredients, the Stinger was once a glitzy and glamorous tipple popular in high society. Here's why it ...

Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive ...

Each tiny mouthful is pasted in place and carefully shaped using their mandibles and antennae. We had a wasp nest made of this delicate paper in the roof space of our house at Heacham, which we left ...