Science finds its way into the most unexpected places. In this surprising case, it all began with the good eyesight of an eight-year-old boy, Hugo. The boy looked closely at a row ...

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

japonica injects venom and an egg into the host larva. The imaginal discs are degraded by venom proteins called IDDFs, which prevent the host from undergoing metamorphosis. The wasp larva consumes ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

A tiny larva laid inside rosebuds, laid by the false codling moth, is threatening flower supplies coming out of Kenya. © 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...

A certain wasp species hijacks spiders to make them build a special cocoon web for the wasp larvae – which then eat the spider before settling in to pupate. Spiders aren’t entirely innocent ...

Though the tapeworm can develop within weeks in the human gut, cysticercosis is caused by the migration of larvae into soft tissues where they eventually calcify and form cysts. Here's a video I ...

Material related to the Tuskegee Airmen, the historic Black aviators, and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, who helped pilot planes stateside during the war, was initially pulled into ...