While their sting is not typically fatal to humans, it is widely considered one of the most painful insect stings on the planet. Paper wasps are slender, social wasps, typically with reddish-brown or ...

To the best of our knowledge, Oriental hornets are the only animal in nature adapted to consuming alcohol as a metabolic fuel ...

Bald-faced hornets have a black-and-white pattern on their faces. The nests hornets build are usually larger than other insects’ nests, and you might find them beneath leafy branches ...

The WSDA said in a social media post Monday that the possible northern giant hornet was reportedly spotted in the Burley area near Port Orchard. The department shared two photos of the insect on ...

Consuming low levels of alcohol is actually pretty normal in the animal world. In the case of oriental hornets ( Vespa ...

Israeli researchers have discovered the oriental hornet as the first animal that can consume alcohol without adverse effects.

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.

Hornets have quite the reputation, but Kate Bradbury explains why the European hornet is much less agressive than common and German wasps and how you should help them in your garden ...

Analysis of the genomes of several hornet species suggests the insects have two to four copies ... Solving Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox has raised new mysteries ...

The WSDA said the hornets also attack other insects but are not known to destroy ... They have large heads and distinct black and orange or yellow striped bodies. The department urges people ...

The heavy loadout, featuring four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two AIM-9s, first spotted on "Vandy 1" at the beginning of ...

Other beneficial insects such as butterflies, moths, fireflies, wasps, lady beetles and ground beetles seek ... Many ...