Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causing the death of these hosts.

Oct 12, 2023 · Scientists in the Amazon have discovered a giant-headed, bright-yellow wasp that stabs its hosts and sucks out its bloodlike fluid before eating its hosts from the inside out. The newfound species,...

In science fiction and fantasy literatures, the term insectoid ("insect-like") denotes any fantastical fictional creature sharing physical or other traits with ordinary insects (or arachnids).

Jan 19, 2021 · Now, an experiment suggests the brains of these wasps process faces all at once—similar to how human facial recognition works. It's the first evidence of insects identifying one another using "holistic" processing, and a clue …

Jun 27, 2018 · A student has discovered a new species of wasp, named Xenomorph because of its gruesome parasitic lifecycle that echoes the predatory behavior of the Alien movie franchise monster.

Sep 23, 2022 · Wasps are social insects that work together to benefit their hive. When a parasitic insect called Xenos peckii infects certain species of paper wasps, however, something incredible happens: the parasite manipulates the wasp’s brain so the wasp loses its social instincts and abandons its colony.

However, holistic processing in honeybees and wasps is not linked to individual recognition but rather to visual object expertise. Honeybees and Vespula wasps also do not naturally recognize human faces, so these species provide limited information …

Aug 18, 2023 · There are thousands of species of parasitoid wasps. These range from tiny wasps that consume the eggs of other insects, to large wasps that paralyse spiders with stings that are painful to humans. The wasps Ian is currently studying belong to the genus Anastatus in the family Eupelmidae.

Sep 28, 2023 · Summary: Neuroscientists have achieved a groundbreaking feat by mapping the early visual system of a parasitic wasp, smaller than a grain of salt. Utilizing advanced imaging technologies, they reconstructed the entire system at the synaptic level, a first for any animal.

Feb 15, 2022 · Parasitoid wasps have intrigued and mystified naturalists for centuries. Their specialisation, behaviours and importance to their ecosystems are endlessly fascinating. And now the Darwin Tree of Life project has sequenced its first …