Many insects sport black-and-yellow backsides; some of them even develop the pattern to convince other species that they’re a more dangerous animal with the same markings, like a wasp.

They defend their nest, and they sting. Baldfaced hornets are large, black insects, about 7/8 of an inch long with white to cream-colored markings (not quite yellow) on the front of the head and at ...

The most famous packing problem concerns spheres. In 1611, the astronomer Johannes Kepler proposed that the densest way to ...

What’s black and yellow and flies at 30,000 feet? A bee on an airplane.

Cleansing flights may look chaotic, but they play a critical role in hive health, disease prevention, and colony survival.

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Calling all bee lovers with money to spend — Canada has a new buzzing honeycomb-shaped coin. The Royal Canadian Mint released ...

Yellow jackets — properly known as Vespula, Dolichovespula, or Paravespula — are thin wasps with black and yellow coloring and long dark wings. Here you can learn how to treat their stings and ...