Wasp

Reports of invasive Giant Hornets on the west coast have driven some to drink, so why not quench those fears with a little hornet hair of the dog?

Giant Asian Hornets, with body lengths up to 2 inches has a cartoonish mask face featuring ironic teardrop eyes like Spider-Man. His back-side has orange and black tiger-like stripes, with sizable dragon-fly wings that expand more than 3 inches.

Wasps are not exactly anyone's favorite animals since just about everyone has been stung by one at one time or another. We go out of our way to remove their nests and set up traps to kill them on an annual basis. A few years ago a biology student at the University of Florence in Italy, Mattia Menchetti, chose a captive group of paper wasps to perform a simple, yet spectacular, experiment.

Neither the tallest wall nor the coldest ICE can stop these naturally invasive species from crossing and re-crossing the U.S. Southern border with impunity.

These humane household pest removing devices gently evict unwanted creepy-crawlies without risking either the homeowner's sensibilities or the offending creature's well-being.

The new Farmers' Almanac says that a good share of us will be facing a cold and snowy winter this year. To be precise, it says that where I live there will be "teeth-chattering cold, plentiful snow." While these days we have loads of weather forecasters with their electronics, radar, and satellites to keep us up-to-date on what is going to happen, we once relied on nature to fill us in on what the future inter held in store for us.

The goal is 12,000 species. The ’Photo Ark’ navigator and animal photographer is Joel Sartore. The mission is to document every captive animal species in the world using studio lighting and black-and-white backgrounds. So far, he’s traveled to 40 countries and has accomplished more than half of his target.

A fearless Florida man with no tolerance for wasps (but plenty of tolerance for pain) shows the world how to crush pesky wasp nests without being stung.