If you loathe cockroaches, you’re going to love the emerald jewel wasp. Females of the species Ampulex compressa, known also as emerald cockroach wasps, are less than an inch long and decked out in ...

It's Halloween, so prepare to be terrified. And no, this column has nothing to do with Open Enrollment Season. Instead, it relates to the emerald cockroach wasp, a wisp of an insect that you may have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing servant.

In nature, animal parents can range from being doting and self-sacrificing to threatening or absent entirely. Driven by instinct, some species have developed effective yet bizarre ways to ensure their ...

Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing servant. Meet the jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa), a shimmering, emerald-hued ...