What is surprising, though, is that those big bees and wasps we see in the spring are the queens—not the workers—building their nests all on their own. Bumble bees and yellowjacket wasps ...

The researchers involved say that this view is unfair because wasps are just as ecologically useful as bees. The scientists ... prey to take back to their nest to feed their lavae." ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

wasps, butterflies, and birds. But of course, any animal that visits a flower has the potential to be a pollinator! Almost 90% of flowering plants need pollinators to reproduce, so bees are important ...