As the saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, turn that tartness into little translucent balls in which to grow your young." At least, that's how the saying goes for a tiny insect called a cynipid ...

A recently discovered wasp can apparently control the minds of its victims. Euderus set, otherwise known as the crypt-keeper wasp, has the uncanny ability to control the actions of multiple species of ...

A horrifying insect soap opera with vampires, mummies and infant-eating parasites is playing out on the stems and leaves of live oak trees every day, and evolutionary biologist Scott Egan found the ...

Popping out of the heads of its hosts seemed strange enough. Then scientists discovered something even stranger. By JoAnna Klein To deposit its eggs, the parasitic oak gall wasp pierces a leaf or stem ...

A molecular study carried out on the chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, has revealed the absence of genetic variability in this invasive species, a chestnut-tree parasite, in Europe. This is ...

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Child's keen observation: Hugo Deans spotted oak galls near an ant nest, sparking research into a hidden ecological interaction. Wasp mimicry revealed: Researchers found gall caps mimic seed ...

Life cycle of an oak gall wasp (in this case, Callirhytis quercusmodesta; pink), and the crypt keeper wasp, Euderus set (green).Mona Luo Details of methods for the C. quercusmodesta / Euderus ...