Bees, wasps, and hornets have found unique ways to survive in habitats all around the world.Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly interesting nesting behavior — they ...

That's Not Mud, and You Should Run If You See It. Posted: June 19, 2025 | Last updated: June 19, 2025. Well, it’s that time of year again: Spring cleaning! ?

Wasp Nests . Another sign of infestation: Nests! Hess says you’ll usually find wasp nests under eaves or other surfaces. If the nest is located in a wall void, you may not see the nest.

Around 225,000 emergency room visits and 100 deaths per year are due to wasp stings. When wasps feel their nest is threatened, they can coordinate a defensive attack. Most stinging wasps can sting ...

How to tell an ensign wasp from a mud dauber By Shepard Price , San Antonio Express News Updated July 18, 2022 11:35 a.m. Different black insects are found this time of year in Texas.

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysididae) In Australia, the cuckoo wasp comes in a variety of bright metallic blues and greens. Classed as a parasitoid, like many wasps, it lays eggs in the nests of mud-dauber wasps.

Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living, adult fruit flies instead of larvae or pupae. The wasp larvae then burst out of the fly’s abdomen, killing it.

A small team of biologists at Mississippi State University and the University of Wyoming has found a species of parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs inside of living adult fruit flies. In their ...