If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Queen wasps pass down their personality to worker wasps, says a new study in which brave scientists ...

Queen Elizabeth II was a monarch who was said to love when royal engagements didn’t go as planned. Still, in the case of Queen Mary of Denmark, whose latest official outing was interrupted by a wasp, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Insect societies are sometimes exploited by workers who reproduce selfishly rather than help to rear the queen's offspring. This causes a ...

While bees are often a happy sight in the garden, wasps are the opposite. Not only are their stings more painful, but they can sting you multiple times. And it seems like they just love building nests ...

When cooperation is based on shared genetic interests, as in most social insect colonies, mechanisms which increase the genetic similarity of group members may help to maintain sociality. Such ...

Worker wasps grow visual brains, queens stay in dark Date: January 7, 2014 Source: Drexel University Summary: A queen in a paperwasp colony largely stays in the dark. The worker wasps, who fly outside ...

When the larvae of the primitive social insect, a type of paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn't know if she'll arise a worker or gyne (future queen). Now, researchers are shedding ...

That’s a good question, because it’s complicated. A queen bee is a female bee that is the only bee in the hive to lay eggs. She is also the largest bee in the hive. If you think that wasps have queens ...

Wasps, like most insects have clear roles for each member of the colony. Basically, everybody makes sure the queen is doing ok making babies. Everything works like clockwork until a Svengali-like fly ...

The venue has loads of open parkland here. At this time of year the Queen wasps look for somewhere warm and dry so end up in places like this... When inside they are drawn to light and heat, therefore ...

Queen Camilla has revealed the royals are dealing with a 'terrible' nuisance at their Sandringham Estate. According to the 78-year-old, their Norfolk residence is dealing with some uninvited guests - ...