When the wasp larva hatches, it hijacks the spider’s behavior — maybe through a bite that delivers a chemical cocktail ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old on Friday, and scientists honored the milestone by naming a newly classified ...

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Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive pest finally goes forward. The coffee berry borer is a destructive invasive ...

These are two species of Bootanomyia dorsalis wasps introduced from Europe. Invasive species have a reputation for causing trouble. From the cane toad to the Asian tiger mosquito, these creatures are ...

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers. Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after the ...

(CNN) — A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to snare other creatures and force them to unwittingly shelter its young ...

Taxonomists from London's Natural History Museum who named the Chilean species were inspired by the lifework of the famous ...