Editor’s note: “Critters” features insects, spiders, snakes and other freaky/fun creatures unique to the Grand Valley. Have a critter you want discussed? Email [email protected]. Giant ichneumon ...

An ichneumon wasp uses its long ovipositor to pierce the bark of a tree and deposit its eggs on larva inisde. (Susan DiMaso) Indeed, quite a few parasitic wasps can be found on Staten Island. A few ...

Many insects make cocoons when they are young to protect themselves from the big, bad world, full of predators (and cable news channels). Ichneumon wasps have a found a way to make this process easier ...

FOREST COUNTY (WLUK) -- A large wasp found in Wisconsin is making an appearance in the Northwoods. The pelecinid wasp is a couple inches long, but it won't hurt you. In the woods of Forest County, a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WHEN the ice melts and the trees bud in the temperate forest, the female ichneumon wasp surveys the land in search of caterpillars. When she finds one, she lands on its back and inserts a delicate ...

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FOREST COUNTY, Wis. -- A large wasp is popping up in Wisconsin and it looks a lot scarier than it really is. According to WLUK, the pelecinid wasp usually comes out in late July, and most of the month ...

Scheming wasps that ride spiders like horses, turn them into zombies, and then program them to weave stronger webs than normal sounds like science fiction. Unfortunately for the Cyclosa argenteoalba ...