The largest wasp – and the largest of all the hymenoptera order – is the giant tarantula-hawk wasp (Pepsis heros), the largest specimen of which is a female from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in Peru with a wingspan of 121.5 mm (4.75 in) and a curved body length of c. 62...
The runner-up in our quest for the largest bug in the world is thetarantula hawk, which belongs to a group of severalspider waspspecies. Their names are derived for their tendency to consume tarantulas, which can make for quite a gruesome process. The wasp will immobilize the spider with i...
The behemoth bug was first scientifically documented in 1858 on the Moluccan island of Bacan. It was described by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace – after whom the species took its common name – as a "large, black, wasp-like insect, with immense jaws like a...
Species radiations, despite immense phenotypic variation, can be difficult to resolve phylogenetically when genetic change poorly matches the rapidity of diversification. Genomic potential furnished by palaeopolyploidy, and relative roles for adaptation,
of Florissant, CO, USA, have been referred to the extant genus Nephila. Here, we report the largest known fossil spider, Nephila jurassica sp. nov., from Middle Jurassic (approx. 165 Ma) strata of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. The new species extends the fossil record of the family ...
While spiders are most likely used to words like "scary" and "gross" being hurled their way, the truth is that they are a very important part of our ecosystem. While nearly every creepy-crawly animal in New York is here to help, there are some species of both animals andplantsthat are...
While spiders are most likely used to words like "scary" and "gross" being hurled their way, the truth is that they are a very important part of our ecosystem. While nearly every creepy-crawly animal in New York is here to help, there are some species of both animals andplantsthat are...
of Florissant, CO, USA, have been referred to the extant genus Nephila. Here, we report the largest known fossil spider, Nephila jurassica sp. nov., from Middle Jurassic (approx. 165 Ma) strata of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. The new species extends the fossil record of the family ...
Over the past few decades, dead bodies of the giant bees had been seen on the trade market, said Moore, but it was unknown if the species still existed. Now, Global Wildlife Conservation has the first live footage of the elusive critters, found on the North Moluccas Indonesian islands. ...
Species radiations, despite immense phenotypic variation, can be difficult to resolve phylogenetically when genetic change poorly matches the rapidity of diversification. Genomic potential furnished by palaeopolyploidy, and relative roles for adaptation,