An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Instead, the researchers propose that the wasps’ ultra-black is related to protection from predators. Velvet ants are already known as “indestructible insects” because of their painful ...

Njonjo wrote me an email and wanted to know if production of the larvae was a viable undertaking and to get more information on the insect. The fly resembles a skinny black wasp. The adult fly ...

Wasps aren’t normally admired ... platelets are the main causes of its matte black appearance. As The New York Times puts it, “Because the insect‘s exoskeleton has so many different features ...

Njonjo wrote me an email and wanted to know if production of the larvae was a viable undertaking and to get more information on the insect. The fly resembles a skinny black wasp. The adult fly ...

While beautiful to look at through a microscope, these tiny wasps are also killers of the most resourceful kind. When we think of wasps we tend to imagine a yellow and black striped insect with a ...

There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But ...

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 ...