ants Close-up video of a hornet competing with ants for a drink of water Mark Frauenfelder

germany Hornets vs. ants: a battle for water in slo-mo Rusty Blazenhoff

reddit Watch: A hornet tending to larvae in someone's attic Jess Sabine

insects Murder hornet eludes scientists trying to electronically track it to its secret lair David Pescovitz

video Mousetrap Monday guy traps wasps for a change Andrea James

hornets Watch: Exterminator tackles gargantuan wasp nest Carla Sinclair

offworld In this elegant ritual horror, giant hornets are everywhere Leigh Alexander

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

maga meltdowns Steve Bannon and Mike Lindell gang up on Ron DeSantis to please Trump base (video) Carla Sinclair

maps Spy Balloon Simulator lets you watch your floaty baby ride the wind currents toward the U.S.—without causing a fuss Rob Beschizza

predictions Predictions made in 1923 about 2023 Rusty Blazenhoff

Nature The World's largest moth found in U.S. Devin Nealy

ESA Murder hornet gets renamed Northern giant hornet Andrew Yi

animal friends Bees have mouths, but they must scream with their bodies Thom Dunn

bees Watch: honeybees freak out when a pair of huge murder hornets raid their colony Mark Frauenfelder

fun facts Mind-blowing facts about gourds Annie Rauwerda

murder hornets Scientists have finally succeeded in attaching trackers to murder hornets Thom Dunn

insects Watch: what is the world's most painful insect sting? Mark Frauenfelder

Nature This trailer for a Murder Hornets nature documentary feels like it's a true crime show David Pescovitz

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn