Bees & Wasps

A new species of bee gets its name from the Pueblo dwellings it sometimes inhabits.

A new species of bee gets its name from the Pueblo dwellings it sometimes inhabits.

Four species of parasitoid wasps have been discovered in northwest China, a new study reports.

Honeybees can really bust a move, but their anatomy limits them.

A team of scientists took a closer look at declining bee populations in the Netherlands and discovered something unexpected — the bees were getting smaller.

What does the world look like to a wasp trying to map its way home? Here's a wasp's-eye-view of how the little insect sees the world on its loopy trip back to its nest.

Tiny, cocooned parasitic wasp larvae hop their way to safety, jumping to get away from predators and to find cooler, shady areas, a new study finds.

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast. And, it seems, flowers can calm an aggressive honeybee.

Scientists recently discovered that a species of Australian blue-banded bee is a successful pollinator because it uses its head — literally.

Male bumblebees are good for more than just sex. Turns out, they've got smarts as well and get flying colors on flower tests just like females.