MetaFilter posts tagged with wasps

war on terror

robbyrobs — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:41:41 -0800

Scientists recruit wasps for war on terror No it is not some B movie from the 1950's. Scientists at a Georgia laboratory have developed what could be a low-tech, low-cost weapon in the war on terrorism: trained wasps.

The Tao of Skinny-Dipping.

jba — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:29:37 -0800

The Tao of Skinny-Dipping. [nytimes reg required] After long days spent defending their positions atop New York's most competitive fields, Manhattan's alpha males need to unwind. From mistresses to treadmills, these men have as many forms of relaxation as sources of stress. But some of the city's titans have a secret. They meet around private pools in private clubs and swim together, naked.

Insect Criminality

dfowler — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:30:05 -0800

Bee crimes against the colony. Worker policing: the policing of insect societies.