The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may appreciate the attached.” The attachment was a scientific paper titled ...

An eastern variety, called a cow killer, looks like an enormous, bright red ant ... elegant insect and then let it fly away. Only male velvet ants have wings and, of course, male wasps and ...

5. Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) is an invasive Old World species but an abundant source of pollen and nectar for ...

Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, wasps ... although a few, like fleas, don’t.

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

Well, spring has officially sprung, and it’s good to see the snow piles and ice in those shaded areas gradually melt away. I think it’s fascinating how life has evolved around the seasonal changes ...

Welcome to all you need to know about the Red Wasp. Fly right in! Red Wasps are commonly found stinging insects in various parts of the world, recognized by their bright red and black coloring, and ...

“And invariably, they said, ‘That looks like a caterpillar.’ It was very exciting.” On the second day after the egg hatched, the team saw a predatory wasp ... by having a bright orange ...

They need a lot of food to power those busy wings — upwards of twice their body weight in nectar, tree sap and insects ... particularly like cardinal flower, with its bright-red fanlike blooms ...

Insects might be a ... are roadrunners and nesting wasps. The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing butterfly has a wingspan that reaches 11 inches wide, making it the largest butterfly in the world. Tropical ...