Bees & Wasps
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![The parasitic wasp, Hambletonia dominicana, is known to prey on a variety of insects.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLv6F5fmH8PQaJpM7SKZUk-320-80.jpg)
Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret
By Mindy Weisberger published
About 30 million years ago, resin hardened around a flower and a parasitic wasp, preserving clues to their relationship in an ancient ecosystem.
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Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bees Fly
By Sara Goudarzi last updated
A longstanding puzzle is resolved as exotic flight mechanisms are revealed.
![Here we see a honeybee in flight, collecting pollen at a white flower.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMWhHHvTU87QH8Vh8LUg7G-320-80.jpg)
Do bees really die if they sting you?
By Joe Phelan published
Here's the science behind whether all bees die after stinging humans.
![A wasp larva curls forward to take a bite out of its nestmate. Body lengths of the cannibal and its victim were about 0.8 inches (20 millimeters).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n3jdzz7VHBtpMgF5Lv9C9P-320-80.jpg)
Cannibal wasp babies eat their siblings, because nature is brutal
By Mindy Weisberger published
When food starts running low in wasp larvae nurseries, the babies resort to cannibalism in order to survive.
![A photo of an Asian giant hornet, or murder hornet, walking on soil.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/brzjmDVHWC5sj9zjCnXzYG-320-80.jpg)
Murder hornet: Asian giant hornets invading North America
By Patrick Pester published
Murder hornets, or Asian giant hornets, are the world's largest wasps and are invading North America.
![A bumblebee searching for nectar on a daisy near Leaser Lake, Pennsylvania](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zsmwyjNEH7XweWXT4XbWEk-320-80.jpg)
American bumblebee could be officially declared endangered
By Ben Turner published
If the species is placed on the endangered species list, developers and farmers could incur legal liability for killing them.
![An Asian giant hornet queen rests on her soon-to-be destroyed nest in near Blaine, Washington.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uWacqd6URT4C7bxGFS7Xmm-320-80.jpg)
'Murder hornet' nest leads to discovery of 180 adults, 1,500 larvae
By Laura Geggel published
A "murder hornet" nest in Washington had 113 adults and 1,500 developing Asian giant hornets inside.
![Image on the left shows a wasp nest and wasps under white light; image on the right shows the same nest under UV light and parts of the nest are glowing bright green](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ttn3dvvMbUVyjeefnhn7oV-320-80.jpg)
Strange wasp nests glow neon green under UV light
By Nicoletta Lanese published
With UV flashlights, researchers could spot the nests dozens of yards away.
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