wasps
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Australian Scientists Get A Wasp’s Eye View
Ground-nesting wasps are incredibly good at navigating the world, particularly when it comes to re-locating their nests. By tracking the intricate flight patterns and visual focus of these insects, scientists have simulated what a wasp sees as it makes its journey back home.
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How Scientists Study Wasp Stings Without Getting Stung
Wasp researchers have come up with a cheap device that can be put together to measure how many times wasps sting. They found out that wasps sting a lot, especially if something already has wasp venom in it.
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Zombie Cockroaches Are Real, And This Wasp Controls Them
If anything in nature could be creepier than cockroaches, it would be zombie cockroaches, so good thing those don’t exist, right? Right? Actually, they do exist, thanks to the terrifying work of the dementor wasp. I’m never going outside again.
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A Giant 7m Wasp Nest Is The Most Terrifying Thing
Imagine walking into a room and stumbling straight into a wasp nest that’s nearly 7m wide. That’s what happened in the Canary Islands.