On Wednesday, I posted about a parasitic wasp that turns a caterpillar into both a living incubator and a zombie-like bodyguard for its larvae. Well, it seems to be a bumper week for wasp research; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae.© RWK007/Shutterstock.com The post The Wasp ...

The post Evolution's Darkest Trick: How Jewel Wasps Turn Prey Into Living Food appeared first on A-Z Animals. The jewel wasp is known to be a brutal killer. ©Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.com ...

The jewel wasp targets cockroaches with two carefully placed stings, including one directly into the brain that alters the cockroach’s behavior and leaves it unable to make normal decisions. The wasp ...

The natural world can be beautiful and transcendent. It can also be downright merciless, and almost medieval in its strategies for extracting resources. The emerald jewel wasp and its method of ...