Although the tarantula can easily kill Pepsis, one species permits the wasp to sting it and lay an egg in its body About the odd relationship between the tarantula and the giant wasp Pepsis.

Rusty spider wasps are slightly more robust than mud daubers and have relatively long legs and straight antennae with ...

Spiders are perhaps the most feared invertebrates on the planet. Their eight long legs seem to move almost ... While still ...

There are two species of red paper wasps in Oklahoma, the fine-backed red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) and the coarse-backed red paper wasp (Polistes rubiginosus). I believe the former is the ...

A bee in your bonnet has nothing on a wasp in your belly. Mississippi scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies ...

Giant spiders with a ‘wasp sting’ bit are set to invade UK ... swelling and painful burns and may lead to fever. The eight-legged insects are regularly spotted in September at the beginning ...

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 ...

Candy-striped Spider; Wasp Spider; Zebra Spider; and Heather Crab Spider. David Gold, Royal Mail’s director of external affairs and policy said: “Many people are scared of spiders, but these ...

These large wasps are significant pollinators and they are generally more focused on nectar and hunting spiders rather than interacting with humans. While they can deliver a painful sting if ...

Royal Mail has dazzled fans with a fresh collection of 10 stamps, celebrating the UK's eight-legged ... Orbweb Spider; Spider Nurseryweb Spider; Ladybird Spider; Candy-striped Spider; Wasp Spider ...