Researchers have discovered a new species of wasp in South America that they have nicknamed a 'flying jewel' because of it's stunning coloring. The research, published in Biodiversity Data Journal, ...

Of all the places to find the love of your life, hidden inside the shell of a still-developing fly probably ranks low in most expectations. However, for a male jewel wasp this is the first place to go ...

The jewel wasp is special because, unlike most invertebrates, it has a working DNA methylation system. That makes it a great model for studying the link between methylation and aging in a way that ...

A researcher at Vanderbilt University may have found out how American cockroaches can avoid their own “zombie apocalypse.” Ken Catania, a biologist and professor at the school, videotaped interactions ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

It’s like a horror movie come to life. In a new study, biologists say there’s a certain type of wasp, called the emerald jewel wasp, that has a peculiar way of making sure its young have a head start ...

If you ever want to witness just how horrifyingly "red in tooth and claw" nature can be, you only have to look to the emerald jewel wasp. The female of the species is known for stinging unsuspecting ...

If you loathe cockroaches, you’re going to love the emerald jewel wasp. Females of the species Ampulex compressa, known also as emerald cockroach wasps, are less than an inch long and decked out in ...

In the current Scientific American, Kenneth Catania describes in shiveringly gruesome detail how the emerald jewel wasp takes over the American cockroach as its reproductive strategy. Catania chills ...

Parasitoid wasps are one of the most species rich animal taxa on Earth, but their tropical diversity is still poorly known. Now, scientist have discovered the Dolichomitus meii and Polysphincta ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu)-- Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world. The wasps were ...