There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But ...

Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to house themselves and their colony. Most social wasps aren't particularly fussy when it comes to ...

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.