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 ...

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 ...

The Montgomery County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension recently reported an uptick in calls about the large wasps found around local properties, adding the increased sightings are "normal this time of ...

The great golden digger wasp, Sphex icheneumoneus, is a large wasp that sports golden hairs on the head and thorax and has a ...

Last week, I noticed a huge wasp perched on a dried-up cucumber leaf. It was a male cicada killer wasp, Sphecius speciosus. These beneficial wasps show up each year shortly after the annual cicadas ...