She was through with him, just as the female wasp lays her eggs in one carcass before moving on to the next.

A female wasp eclosing on a nest at any time of the year has several options open to her.

The male flowers mature around the same time as the female wasps emerge.

In addition, a female wasp could hitch a ride on an aircraft.

Some caterpillars even bite the female wasps that approach it.

The female wasps being flightless wait on top of stems for the males, to fly in and carry them off.

The female wasp produces the pheromones to attract the male.

After building a cell, the female wasp captures several spiders.

Apparently, a new study says, female wasps regard their brothers as little more than a drain on the colony's food supply.