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 ...

These parasites are found throughout the social Hymenoptera (i.e., bees, wasps and ants ... These nests typically have two or more species of ants in the colony, and can often be identified ...

A single wasp colony in your back garden could be removing ... “They are the evolutionary route of all bees and ants.” Wasps have been around for 250 million years and ants and bees all ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to ... live in structured nest communities that may ...