Yellow jackets are some of the most aggressive wasps and are responsible for a large number of stings worldwide. Recognizable by their black and yellow striped bodies and compact, streamlined form ...

When it comes to stinging insects, wasps are some of the most feared creatures out there. Unlike honeybees, which can only sting once, most wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with ...

The most common nests are hanging paper nests, but some wasps make burrows underground. European hornets have black and ...

appearing as a little black dot in the sting. Wasps, on the other hand, will keep their stinger, according to Keith Delaplane, who has a doctorate in entomology and serves as the director of the ...

Only the wasps' larvae are carnivores. When tarantula hawks reach adulthood, they feed on pollen instead. For humans and other vertebrates, the tarantula hawk has one of the most painful stings on the ...

The wasps attacked the 70-year-old, from Delamere in Cheshire, while he was trimming a hedge. They usually only sting when they feel threatened, said Natalie Bungay, technical officer at the ...

It has a large, solid orange or yellow head with black, teardrop-shaped eyes ... The stinger is longer than that of other wasps. A sting can deliver a lot more venom and can damage tissue.