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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

aren’t the only critters with poison potential. Insects also evolved to use venom as a weapon for warding off attackers or immobilizing prey. But instead of using their fangs as a delivery device, ...

It can be difficult to tell the difference between black-and-yellow striped wasps in your yard — especially when getting close to them might mean a painful altercation. For that reason, you might want ...

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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 ...

Common around household eves and neighborhoods as they are in the woods, the eight species of paper wasps resident in this state are well known to most Oklahomans. The wasps range in color from ...