These wasps tolerate high amounts of alcohol—without getting a hangover
Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.
New species of ‘horror’ wasp discovered in the US: ‘We didn’t think it was real,’ scientists admit
A bee in your bonnet has nothing on a wasp in your belly. Mississippi scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that ...
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New Parasitic Wasp Species Is The First Known To Lay Eggs In Adult Flies
A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult fruit flies – the first of its kind ever documented. Parasitoid wasps' life cycles can get pretty gruesome (at least from the ...
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Golden creature emerges on a Texas college campus, researchers say. It’s a new species
A new wasp species was discovered on Rice University’s campus in Houston. Photo by Siyi Zhou via Unsplash A student on a Texas university campus made a unique discovery — a creature with a “ ...
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New Parasitic Wasp Species Discovered in Researcher's Backyard
Creating a buzz in Nature this week, a Mississippi State biologist’s research has led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual biology in the Eastern U.S., opening doors for ...
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Tiny Wasps Are Saving Rare Island Birds from Extinction: ‘A Much-Needed Lifeline’
Conservationists credit a species of parasitoid wasp for keeping Wilkins’ Bunting birds alive Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a writer ...
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A Rice student found a new wasp species on campus, the 18th discovery by a University research team
Chrysonotomyia susbelli is the fourth wasp species found on Rice in the past seven years, and there will likely be more additions to that list in the future. Egan has a freezer at Rice with racks ...
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What do wasps do?
Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...