It's Halloween, so prepare to be terrified. And no, this column has nothing to do with Open Enrollment Season. Instead, it relates to the emerald cockroach wasp, a wisp of an insect that you may have ...

If you loathe cockroaches, you’re going to love the emerald jewel wasp. Females of the species Ampulex compressa, known also as emerald cockroach wasps, are less than an inch long and decked out in ...

A group of 300 museum visitors voted to name a new species of cockroach wasps the Ampulex Dementor. The name is inspired by the Dementors from the magical world of Harry Potter, Mugglenet reports. The ...

The jewel wasp is known for a parasitic life cycle that relies entirely on cockroaches. After manipulating its host, the wasp lays eggs that develop internally over time. Scientists say this process ...

Jewel wasps are among the most disturbing parasites in the animal kingdom, tiny insects capable of turning cockroaches into ...

At a glance, it resembles a creepy, crawly black spider — but with wings. Your first instinct upon finding one in your home may be to flatten it. Once you discover that it comes from a family of ...