You've probably seen the viral videos of wasps nests being immobilized in seconds, however there is a lot more to know about ...

(But, more on wasp types below!) Plus ... A yellowjackets queen can survive through the winter, burrowed in the nest, ready to start a new colony in the spring. Yellowjackets are very aggressive ...

There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But ...

Hornets are a type of wasp that belongs to the Vespa genus. Wasps and hornets are sometimes called yellowjackets, but these are another species of wasps that usually build a nest in the ground or ...

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, ...