Giant Bees, Hornet Swarms and More of Our Favorite Insect Stories

We may share the planet with bugs, but that doesn’t always mean a peaceful coexistence. A swarm of hornets were not pleased with Jude Verrett, an exterminator in Louisiana. Jude had to dismantle a “granddaddy of a hornet’s nest,” the size of a large refrigerator. Miraculously, he didn’t get a single sting. And supermodel Chrissy Teigen had a close encounter with a huge wasp while vacationing in Bali. The tarantula hawk wasp has a sting that can paralyze its recipient.