Bees and Wasps
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Potter Wasp: Facts, Nests, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this solitary wasp
Infographic
Spider Wasp: Facts, Hunting, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this diverse group of solitary-hunting wasps
Infographic
Himalayan Giant Honeybee: Facts, Habitat, Life Cycle
All you need to know about the largest honeybees in the world
Infographic
Asian Giant Hornet: Facts, Nest, Lifecycle
All you need to know about the largest hornet species in the world
Infographic
Paper Wasp: Facts, Nest, Colony
All you need to know about these master paper sculptors
Infographic
Quest for the Himalayan Giant Honey Bee
The Naga people have mastered the delicate art of braving treacherous cliffs to harvest the honey of Apis laboriosa bees
Species
Asian Giant Hornets: Beyond the Sting
In Nagaland, edible insects like the Asian giant hornet are an ethnic delicacy and are used as both food and medicine
Wild Vault
Taking the Sting Out of Paper Wasps
Wasps are master builders, artists, architects, engineers, hunters, nurturers, and pollinators, that play important ecological role in nature
Photo Story
Honeybees and Wasps: What’s the Difference?
They may belong to the same order, but there's a lot that sets them apart. Here's a quick guide
Explainer
The Host Killer: Death by Parasitoid Wasp
These tiny wasps deposit their eggs in or on another organism. The eggs develop into hungry larvae that feed on the host from the inside, eventually consuming and killing it
Photo Story
Wild and Free: Where the Rock Bees Roam
These wild honeybees, called Apis dorsata, have cleverly adapted to the rapid changes in their habitat and make their hives with as much ease on urban high-rise buildings as they do in forests, cliffs, and tall trees
Species
On World Bee Day, Bees have a Lesson for Humankind
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
A Family Saga: To Bee or not to Bee
The author and her father are fascinated by the leaf cutter bee’s nest in their garden, while her mother remains unmoved
Urban Jungle
Stung by the Love of a Bee Orchid
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Wasps Recreate the Pottery Scene from Ghost
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour