When treated with caterpillar elicitor peptides, plants can induce indirect defenses by attracting beneficial insects, ...

Mother Nature is pretty good about eliminating anything that isn't working correctly. With plants and animals, it's called natural selection, and it ensures that every organism that continues to exist ...

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When the wasp larva hatches, it hijacks the spider’s behavior — maybe through a bite that delivers a chemical cocktail resembling the spider’s natural molting hormones. The spider then begins building ...

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When a queen wasp suddenly disappears, her colony doesn’t calmly choose a successor — it erupts into chaos. Researchers found that female wasps immediately begin battling for power, shattering the ...

Scientists say the loss of a queen wasp triggers a power struggle and social turmoil that can often be violent and chaotic.

If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue toothpaste. “It’s very beautiful, and just amazing that there’s ...

A new study of paper wasps suggests social interactions may make animals smarter. The research offers behavioral evidence of an evolutionary link between the ability to recognize individuals and ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Wasps are some of the more dangerous stinging insects because they can sting repeatedly, potentially leading to a severe allergic reaction. If you find wasp nests or notice wasp activity in or around ...