Social wasps build nests from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva, creating a durable, paper-like structure made up of tightly packed hexagonal cells. Each cell houses a developing wasp — starting as ...

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

A worker wasp prepares to carry bait marked with a string which allows the wasp to be tracked back to its nest. A survey on larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse ...

This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. We fool ourselves most days. We imagine the Earth to be ours, but it belongs to them. We have barely begun to count ...

Few insects strike greater fear into the hearts of orchard-owners than rosy apple aphids. These tiny bugs feed on the leaves of apple trees, draining them of nutrients. Their saliva, meanwhile, ...

Even though most people back away quickly when they see a huge wasp’s nest, you can’t deny that these are amazing creatures. The video below captured one of the more elusive intricacies of wasp ...