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New Book Excerpts #4: Bison Wasps

Today’s choice titbit from my NEW BOOK is a homage to the Bison Wasps; tiny, tropical and downright outrageous characters that exploit ant nests. To me, they’re the epitome of the mesmerising diversity in forms we see among the insects. Again, there’s another stunning illustration by Carim Nahaboo. “Even by …

A wasp love story

Girl wasp meets boy wasp. Girl wasp gets it on with boy wasp. Boy wasp gives girl wasp a STD with a difference… STDs are common among the animals and we can be fairly certain that any animal that engages in sex is troubled by at least one pathogen that …