A research group from the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku studies the diversity of parasitoid insects around the world. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are one of the most species rich ...

Have you ever seen a wasp and thought, "Gee, I wonder how we can make these non-pollinating, human-hating demon insects even worse?" If so, you're in luck. A group of scientists from the University of ...

Parasitoid wasps sometimes lay eggs in unsuitable host insects, a behavior that has traditionally been considered accidental. However, researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that ...

If so, you’re in luck. A group of scientists from the University of Turku in Finland have discovered a new species of wasp, and it is basically a tiny supervillain that sports an almost comically ...

A hijacked hormone may zombify spiders, altering their web-spinning behavior to favor wasp parasites. Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special ...

Researchers have identified 15 new parasitic wasp species which can manipulate the behaviour of their hosts. The wasps belong to the genus—or group of species—Acrotaphus which parasitize spiders.

Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special web to suspend the wasp pupa just before it finishes killing its spider host. William Eberhard, staff ...

Researchers have discovered 15 new wasp species in lowland Amazon rainforests and Andean cloud forests that parasitize spiders in a “complex way.” Female Acrotaphus wasps are known to attack spiders ...

Have you ever seen a wasp and thought, “Gee, I wonder how we can make these non-pollinating, human-hating demon insects even worse?” If so, you’re in luck. A group of scientists from the University of ...