(CN) — Scientists have unearthed a 99-million-year-old wasp preserved in amber that they say represents not just a new species but an entirely new family of insects from the mid-Cretaceous period.

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Question: Hornets are swarming over my parents’ yard and we cannot locate the nest. What should we do? Answer: The behavior of these insects is the key to their identification. The timing of their ...

Wasps and bees in the semi-arid areas of Southern Africa -- A review of known nesting, provisioning and associates of bees, pollen wasps and hunting wasps in Southern Africa -- Appendix: Some ...