Known for its potent sting, it's generally less aggressive than smaller wasp species but will attack if threatened or disturbed near its nest. European hornets' venom can cause intense pain ...

Despite its name, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) is not only implicated in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare genetic disease characterized by low platelet count, eczema and recurrent ...

A team of veterinary and medical personnel has been formed to study wasp attacks on humans and find whether a repellent could be to made to ward off the wasps, especially those attacking visitors ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

The jewel wasp has evolved an attack that subdues a roach in just two precise stings. For the first sting, a wasp jumps and grabs the little shield over what’s basically the back of the roach ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Eight people, some of them migrant workers, were injured in a wasp attack at Pazhamthottam in Aikaranad panchayat in Ernakulam on Monday while they were engaged in building a retaining structure ...

A sharp increase in hornet attacks across Japan this autumn following ... for an exterminator wearing protective gear to die from wasp stings,” he said. Hornets ramp up their nest-building ...

Callan 'The Riot' Rydz was completely unaware the iconic Alexandra Palace wasp had settled in his hair during his fourth round win on Monday. During the opening stages of the second set in his ...