With a rich and well understood natural history and a long tradition of being used to address fundamental issues in development, neuroscience, behaviour, ecology and evolution, social insects are ...

Wasps commonly nest in a wide variety of sites, including on and inside buildings, in trees and in the ground. Wasps will generally not bother people when their nests are not near human activity. When ...

Wasps, however, can attack people as well as insects. Hornets, yellow jackets, and Polistes may sting if you go near their nests. Mud daubers and cicada killers usually will not sting unless you touch ...