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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.
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.
Will thousands of oak leaf galls produce a mass invasion of wasps? The red cone galls, also known as Hershey kiss galls, are thick on many oak trees throughout the Bay Area this year, but there ...
A species of wasp queens that share their nests can recognize faces, researchers discover.
Scientists found winged forest animal with unique coloring in “inverted” nests and discovered new species: Jemma’s social wasp, study said.
Wasps, hornets, yellowjackets, and bees all have a lot in common, but there are plenty of ways to tell the difference between them. If you’re not sure ...
The Wasp Nest by Garvin Goepel and Christian Baumgarten is a modular treehouse proposed for the grounds of Vibrac castle in France. Learn more about the design.
After the meeting, a member told us there was a huge football-shaped wasp nest way up in a tree next to their garage. Did we want to see it? She could not get close enough for a good picture.
Experts who have examined photos of the nest say that the temple's eaves are an ideal place for a wasp nest to be located. There is nothing extraordinary about the nest's shape, they said.
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… ...
The future of architecture is 3D-printing. Check out TECLA a wasp nest-inspired home that was 3D-printed using locally sourced clay.