Watch this mud dauber wasp at work as it intricately builds her nest out of clay. The filmer told Newsflare: "Nature’s tiny architect at work! This video was captured on a Sunday weekend in my home ...

A hotel guest has horrified millions of viewers on TikTok after filming a row of strange, beadlike shapes spreading across her room's ceiling and asking internet viewers the question no traveler wants ...

A Showcase of Pottery from the Mud Dauber Community Workshop,” is now on display at the Museum of the Cherokee People in Cherokee.  On view through May 2026, the exhibition features works by students ...

It turns out that mud dauber wasps have some benefits, but if you want to get rid of them and their nests, learn how to do it the right way.

With incidents of flooding and forest fires already on the rise, South Carolinians just learned of a new, scary-sounding environmental threat to fret about: potentially radioactive wasps. Four ...

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Anyone who has ever owned a home knows the good, the bad and the ugly come with the territory. In two columns I wrote last summer and fall about my House of Horrors, strange happenings ran the gamut ...

Texas Standard is 10, and we’ve been celebrating all year. One way is by highlighting our favorite stories with top 10 lists. This month, we’re looking back on our favorite segments about insects. Our ...

With summer comes stifling heat and humidity, but also arriving is the desire to spend more time outdoors. Our thoughts turn to porches, patios and decks and to how they should be furnished. Lazy ...

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Wasps are pollinators in the garden, but not insects you want to encounter around your home, yard, or patio—they are more aggressive than bees, and you don't want to get stung while lounging outside.