Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species ...

After the rush of the spring nesting season, things tend to slow down a bit in the natural world. Sure, some birds such as Cedar Waxwings and American Goldfinch are just getting started in their ...

The skin of insects is usually covered by water-repellent hydrocarbons which protect them against desiccation and pathogens. This protective layer is species-specific in the majority of cases, ...

As much as I love nature, and want to educate others, I have learned to bite my tongue on occasion when in conversation with someone who may have deep-seeded, albeit misplaced, fear in one or more ...

It has to be tough to be a good guy when you have a mean look about you. Consider the great golden digger wasp, a striking, slender wasp often found around flower gardens in summer and fall months.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (DOA) is starting up a new series called #ThatIsNotAnAsianGiantHornet and the first part of the series features the Great Golden Digger Wasp. Now, the ...

Last summer, while working in the garden, I was startled when a fast-flying wasp dropped a plump pumpkin spider on the soil in front of me. The wasp landed, grabbed the spider, and wiggled backwards ...

Digger wasps are continuing to multiply in numbers in the Lowcountry. At Possum’s, we used to get a few complaints in localized areas; now the numbers seem to be on the rise. One faithful reader of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese fan club for wasps has added the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish scent to the traditional fare. The jibachi senbei, or digger wasp rice crackers ...

On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species elicit strong, often negative, reactions in ...