The 43-year-old's hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned as the venom took hold and he was rushed to hospital.

Mr Murray-Obodynski said that two weeks before the wasp sting his wife had been riding when she received another sting which had swollen 'to the size of a fried egg'. They had thought it was a ...

A 79-year-old who had gone into her garden to paint her trellis died as a result of an wasp sting, an inquest concluded. Elizabeth Rutherford died at her home in Stowmarket on August 30 last year.

One of the most aggressive wasp species is the yellow jacket. Their striped wasps will go after a victim and sting repeatedly even when they only get close to a nest. While honey bees are perceived to ...

Wasp stings were painful enough for people, but the brightly-coloured pests also had a devastating impact on our native species. “They kill lots of insects and feed on young, native birds in ...

Bee sting cake is a treat for grown-ups, who’ll enjoy being ‘stung’ by the fiery flavours of whisky and ginger. Put the flour in a bowl and add the yeast. Stir well, then add the salt.

The species likely used its unique apparatus to trap its hosts, scientists said. An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...

New Zealand has five species of these brightly coloured invaders from Europe and Asia – the German and common wasp, and three species of paper wasp. All have painful stings for humans and nasty ...

A foraging bee, a bee flying from flower to flower, is not a threat. A foraging bee is not looking to intentionally sting anyone because is does not have its resources to protect. However, if a ...

But beneath that cheerful chorus is the creeping realization that nature’s little warriors aren’t far behind: wasps. In fact, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), ...