When the bee-fly's parasitic maggots hatch, they will suck the life out of the hapless bee grubs. Gruesome stuff. In the meantime, the adult bee-flies are entertaining to watch as they dart between ...

You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Since their larvae are dependent on the host’s body for their first phase of life, it behooves the wasp to improve conditions in the body in whatever way it can. For example, some parasitic wasps are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rosy maple moth is a small insect common in North America.© Kim T. Stewart/Shutterstock.com The post Nature’s Candy: This ...

Butterflies get all the credit, but some moths are just as beautiful as their winged counterparts. Case in point: the Rosy Maple Moth, which looks like something straight from the Barbie movie! A ...

Have you ever stumbled upon a strange, elaborate structure hanging from a tree or a building and wondered what it is? If you have, it’s a high chance it was a wasp nest. These fascinating structures ...

The Tussock moth caterpillar can be found in a variety of colors, including white, yellow, orange, and brown. The photography accompanying this article features this yellow Tussock moth caterpillar on ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings – shaped like the wings of ...

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