Nature: Wasps watch over neighbouring nests in ‘surprising act of selflessness’

In what experts have called a ‘surprising act of selflessness’, some wasp colonies lend their spare workers to babysit in neighbouring nests, a study has found. Researchers from the UK studied some 20,000 baby Neotropical paper wasps and their carers from 91 different colonies in Panama, including near the canal. Paper wasps are so-named for … Read more

Man who stabbed ex Wasps rugby player to death sentenced to life in a secure mental hospital 

Gurjeet Lall, 36, has been sent to a psychiatric hospital ‘without limit of time’ after stabbing Allan Isichei, 69, to death A ‘remorseless’ schizophrenic with a history of knife crime was detained indefinitely today for killing a former Wasps rugby player who complained about him spitting in the street. Gurjeet Lall, 36, repeatedly stabbed beloved grandfather-of-five … Read more

Cuckoo wasps that lived alongside dinosaurs were metallic green just like they are today

Even after 99 million years, turns out some things never change.  Cuckoo wasps were shades of metallic green 99 million years ago just like they are today, a study of extraordinarily-preserved insects trapped in amber has revealed. The specimens from Myanmar — which also included beetles, ants and a soldier fly — largely retained the colours … Read more

Wasps ‘eavesdrop’ on rivals to see if they will lose to them in combat, say scientists

Insect Fight Club! Wasps ‘eavesdrop’ on rivals to see if they will lose to them in combat, say scientists who pitted insects against each other in ‘fighting arena’ A new study reveals wasps observe rivals fighting to see if they can compete Experts created a fighting arena and pitted to wasps against each other Two … Read more