These insects also have a hard, smooth exoskeleton and legs covered in sharp spines that act as defensive armour, protecting the wasp long enough to inject its venom. While spiders are left paralysed ...

Our study has solved these long-standing questions. We discovered previously overlooked wall-pore sensilla on the walking legs of male wasp spiders (Argiope bruennichi) and demonstrated that they ...

First, the wasp grasps the edge of a shield that covers the back of the roach’s neck (left) and delivers a sting that paralyzes the roach’s front legs. Then the wasp bends its body around to ...