Tag: paper wasps

Silk, Dyes, Jewelry, and More: Insect-Derived Art Through the Ages

A recent review showcases the myriad ways insects can serve as an artistic medium. Explore some of these examples, ranging from beeswax sculptures to scale-insect dyes.

Entomology Today May 31, 2022 1 Comment

Some Wasps Developed Better Vision to Recognize other Wasps’ Faces

In 2011, Elizabeth Tibbetts and Michael Sheehan published a study in the journal Science on how some paper wasps learn and recognize the colorful facial patterns of other wasps in […]