Imagine you are out for a quiet morning walk and suddenly you catch sight of something, a wasp which is roughly the size of your thumb. No, this is not a regular insect that you are thinking of. This ...

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the thought of the giant stinger they wield. But what about their size? Compared ...

DALLAS — A few months ago, Americans learned that murder hornets had made their way to our country from Japan. The story went viral as people worried about an invasion that could decimate an ...

Not many 13-year-olds can say they have an insect collection containing the world’s largest wasp and can also say they caught it with their bare hands. Yet Silt resident and passionate entomologist ...

In Greek mythology, the sea monster Charybdis swallowed and regurgitated large volumes of water, creating whirlpools powerful enough to drag passing ships to their doom. Ninety-nine million years ...