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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Scientists named a new genus of parasitic wasp Attenboroughnculus tau after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday, discovered in museum collections from a 1983 Chile specimen.
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fromMail Online
8 months ago

Warning as flesh-eating wasps discovered invading parts of the US

Two European parasitic wasps (Bootanomyia dorsalis sp. 1 and sp. 2) are spreading across North America and threaten oak-gall ecosystems.
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fromThe Walrus
8 months ago

In Defence of Wasps | The Walrus

Heat-loving wasps, including yellowjackets and hornets, are thriving and expanding across Europe and North America while many other insect species decline.
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