Encounters with stinging insects like wasps and hornets can be fatal, and rapid urbanisation is increasing the chances of ...

A study by The University of Western Australia has unearthed a new species of subterranean ant that shares some traits with a ...

The decision to commence VIT requires confirmation of allergic sensitivity to venom allergens by positive venom skin tests and/or detection of venom-specific IgE antibodies in the serum. Finally ...

Meet Louis VI. He's a musician, a producer, creator-in-residence at the BBC's Natural History Unit. Oh, and also a qualified zoologist.

In the sun-baked Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, researchers have discovered a mysterious creature from the shadows ...

nov., a gracile new species of the hypogaeic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Pilbara, with a key to Australian Leptanilla, ZooKeys (2024). DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072 ...

Although you might not know it, pollination is one of the most important tasks on planet Earth. If the insects that pollinate ...

Opinion - The bill emphasizes short-term economic gain, but risks further eroding Aotearoa's natural environment and reducing ...

Further injections of the maintenance dose of 100 µg every 4 weeks during the first year, every 6 weeks during the second year and then every 8 weeks if venom immunotherapy is continued for more ...

As the Asian wasp makes its presence increasingly felt across Spain, experts have expressed concerns that allergic reactions ...

Ants belong to the insect order Hymenoptera and are close relatives of bees and wasps. The most common outdoor ant found in California is the Argentine worker ant. The Argentine worker ant is ...