There are two species of red paper wasps in Oklahoma, the fine-backed red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) and the coarse-backed red paper wasp (Polistes rubiginosus). I believe the former is the more ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

Red wasps, especially the Carolina paper wasp, are known to be more aggressive than typical paper wasps and can sting with little provocation. Multiple species of red wasps exist in the South, making ...

Ouch! Those intimately acquainted with the sting of Alabama's notorious red wasp know that they never want to encounter another. And who can blame them? Knowledge is power, so get to know this flying ...

Two insect species from Latin America, the dinosaur ant and the red paper wasp, have been used to uncover the molecular mechanisms underpinning queen and worker roles in social insects. The research ...

What is a wasp, anyhow? One definition is "a hymenopteran insect that is a member of the Aculeata and is neither a bee nor an ant." What's that all about? Well, the hymenoptera are a very large order ...

Two insect species from Latin America, the dinosaur ant and the red paper wasp, have been used to uncover the molecular mechanisms underpinning queen and worker roles in social insects. The research ...

There are three groups of fascinating wildlife that folks have difficulty appreciating — wasps, spiders and snakes. Today, we’ll discuss wasps. All wasps are beneficial. They feed on — and feed to ...