Figs, these sweet fruits enjoyed since antiquity, hide a surprising biological relationship with tiny insects. A popular ...

It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males, ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Some wasp species adjust the number of male offspring they produce when sharing fig trees with other wasp species.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wasps aren’t complete villains, though, because they are potential pollinators and can help with insect ...

A wasp sting is painful, but only dangerous to those who are allergic.

Today's Bug of the Week was sent to Castanet via Revelstoke. A reader spotted what appears to be a nasty wasp of some sort ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — With the weather warming up in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Some creatures get VIP invitations to our backyards—you may plant a garden to attract butterflies or ...