Whether you're dealing with aggressive colonies of social wasps or powerful solitary wasps, these insects pack a punch with their venomous stings ... these striking black and orange hornets ...

Instead, the researchers propose that the wasps’ ultra-black is related to protection from predators. Velvet ants are already known as “indestructible insects” because of their painful ...

A macro photographer has captured the moment a spider-hunting wasp paralysed its prey ... then sinks its fangs into its prey - injecting poison before digesting it. Mr Edwards said: "People ...

Why it's awesome: Despite the name, panda ants are a type of wasp belonging to the Mutillidae family, whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. They have a velvety white coat, with black ...