A species of paper wasp has a special talent for recognizing faces of its own kind, shows a new study. Scientists have long known that the wasp Polistes fuscatus can distinguish individuals in its ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Though paper wasps have brains less than a millionth the size of humans', they have evolved specialized face-learning abilities analogous to the system used by humans, according to ...

A different species of paper wasp with a social structure that doesn’t favor face learning failed the face-recognition task completely. All together, Sheehan said, the results suggest that facially ...

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In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social ...

They buzz. They hover. Sometimes they sting. But how much do you really know about these insects that can menace our summers? By Cara Giaimo Wasps get a bad rap. And sometimes, they deserve it.