Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs in or on their hosts. The wasps' larvae then consume the host, sometimes from the inside out. Parasitoid wasps can be found on every single continent except Antarctica.

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — Some West Texas residents have noticed small acorn-like balls in their yard or around their oak trees, but with acorn season not starting until the fall, what are they?

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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Mind control is a phenomenon confined to daydreams and the movies. Or maybe not! In a peaceful field in the French countryside a parasitic tango between a wasp and a virus leaves the wasp, Leptopilina ...

It’s late in the summer, meaning any outdoor gathering with food and drink has a good chance of being visited by a pesky, buzzing wasp. But don’t reach for that rolled-up newspaper or can of bug spray ...