The wasp behind this never-before-seen nest protection strategy has been identified as a new species of spider hunters, now dubbed the "bone-house wasp," Deuteragenia ossarium.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Here’s some useful advice for the world’s ants: Whatever you do, stay away from the “bone-house wasp.” Scientists said on Wednesday they have id… ...

Plus, like other spider wasps, the bone-house wasps hunt spiders. And the way a mother spider wasp does so is truly horrifying: She stings a spider, paralyzing it, then drags it back to her nest.

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The chamber of bodies may give the wasp's nest the scent of a fierce ant colony, best avoided by other creatures. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Those "dragon bones" were sold at about 1.4 yuan, or $0.2, per kg in the area, and were the only income besides the average 1,500 yuan ($214) local farmers reaped from the land every year. Imagining ...

WASHINGTON - Here's some useful advice for the world's ants: Whatever you do, stay away from the "bone-house wasp." ...