Potter wasp nests often look, like the name suggests, like a small grey pot (figure 1). They are rounded with a small opening that looks like the neck of a vase and are about the size of a cherry ...

Immediately, I thought of the potter wasps that I had learned about in July. Potter wasps are solitary wasps. The female builds a marble-shaped nest attached to a stick, wall or other surface.

The female potter wasp is 3/8 inch to 3/4 inch long, the male slightly smaller. They are shiny black with yellow or ivory markings. The thorax is connected to the abdomen by a long, ...

A biologist in New Zealand wants to clean up the image of wasps – by naming one after Lucius Malfoy, one of Harry Potter’s arch-enemies in the fantasy fiction series.

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One of the most unusual self-defence techniques in the animal kingdom has been uncovered. While female wasps can rely on their venomous sting to defend against predators, the males were believed to be ...

A biologist in New Zealand wants to clean up the image of wasps, by naming one – Lusius malfoyi – after one of Harry Potter’s arch-enemies.