Nests of western yellow jackets are more round, with tunnels and corridors enclosed inside, while European paper wasp nests are more cone-shaped and open with the inside resembling a honeycomb. Both ...

I said the wasp produces the galls, but in reality, it’s the oak that produces them. Here’s what happens: One of these very small wasps bores a tiny hole in the tree bark or, more commonly, in ...

Wasps can squeeze into very narrow openings, meaning they can build nests in spaces around your home you might not expect. Be sure to check these sneaky spots.

If it’s an open nest with hexagonal cells, and it’s shaped like an umbrella, that’s home to some paper wasps. There’s usually less than 100 paper wasps that live in these colonies.

Q: I just discovered a big football-shaped wasp nest attached to the back of my house. It is about 10 feet off the ground, attached to the bottom of a small protruding roof. I swear it was not ther… ...

Yellowjackets and hornets, paper wasps, potter, mason and pollen Wasps are all in one family called Vespidae - Latin for wasp. This diverse group are all eusocial, that is, the mother or colony ...

Wasp queens that share their nests can recognize faces, researchers discover. December 5, ... To test the idea, they released wasps of each species into a T-shaped maze with an electrified floor.

To test the idea, they released wasps of each species, individually, into a T-shaped maze with an electrified floor. On reaching the junction, a wasp could choose to turn left or right.

A wildlife trust hopes a giant wasp nest found in a house could help people better understand the insect. The impressive structure, measuring an estimated 75cm (30in) across, was donated to the ...