Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species ...

Last summer while working in the garden, I was startled when a fast-flying wasp dropped a plump pumpkin spider on the soil in front of me. The wasp landed, grabbed the spider, and wiggled backwards ...

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 ...

The skin of insects is usually covered by water-repellent hydrocarbons which protect them against desiccation and pathogens. This protective layer is species-specific in the majority of cases, ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (DOA) is starting up a new series called #ThatIsNotAnAsianGiantHornet and the first part of the series features the Great Golden Digger Wasp. Now, the ...

Beewolves house beneficial bacteria on their cocoons that guarantee protection against harmful microorganisms. Scientists have discovered that bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce a cocktail of ...

After being mostly neglected for more than a hundred years, a group of digger wasps from Australia has been given a major overhaul in terms of species descriptions and identification methods. This ...

Female golden digger wasps provision their nests with prey from three families of Orthoptera (Tettigoniidae, Gryllidae, Gryllacrididae). In a 5-year study at three sites (in MI, NH, MN) prey included ...

Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research shows. Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to ...

The great golden digger wasp hauled its heavy cargo, a plump green grasshopper, to the mouth of a freshly dug burrow. The grasshopper, more than twice the size of the wasp, had been paralyzed with a ...