The egg-laying organ of parasitic wasps has inspired a new tissue-transport device that could lead to advances in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The prototype, developed by researchers at Delft ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

An ultra-thin surgical tool designed with inspiration from the egg-laying organ of parasitic wasps could be used to help operate on tumours and blood clots. Researchers from the Netherlands based ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

You might not know this, but most figs have dead wasps in them at some point. That’s right. Wasps. And if that surprises you, then hold onto your hat: Scientists have found out how another species of ...

You never know what surprises — some hair-raising — are waiting to be discovered when out and about in Penn's Woods. Not too long ago, my friend Stan Galenty and I had searched for plants and animals ...

Parasitic fig wasps of the genus Apocrypta lay their eggs inside unripe fruits of fig plants. Larvae that emerge from eggs of parasitic fig wasps feed on larvae of another species — the pollinating ...

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In experiments under his microscope at home, a teenage researcher discovered a very unusual talent in a species of tiny insect that usually lays eggs on the inside of a tough plant growth. By Darren ...