A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, stings really can be a matter of life or death. One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest ...

Wasps blow your mind ... If you mistakenly swallow our companion, the resulting defensive sting could promptly despatch us to A & E, as I discovered last summer. Perhaps unsurprisingly this ...

Bee sting Bees do not bite — but they sting. A bee or wasp sting can leave a red, painful, itchy bump that may swell and grow larger within a few hours. Most bees are not aggressive, and only ...

Paper wasps come in a rainbow of colors, including red, yellow, black ... and mud daubers. They sting and paralyze prey with their venom but rarely sting humans. Mud daubers come in black and ...

Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, and fire ant are the insect stings that most often trigger allergic reactions. But most people aren't allergic to insect stings and may mistake a normal sting ...