Copycats! That bee fly is no bumblebee, the hover fly no wasp. And the queen tree wasp… doesn’t sting.
The adult jewel wasp eats nectar. But baby wasps need meat to grow on before they become vegetarians.
This is the fearsome-looking female wood wasp. However, that spike is not a stinger, but just a tool for drilling holes and laying eggs.
The face of a wasp is a wondrous thing.
Like people, many wasps love sweets.
It’s the tarantula hawk wasp one, the spider zero. Her babies will now have plenty of food.
A gall on a tree is home for gall wasp larvae. If they don’t fall prey to the chalcid wasp.
Video: Even a wasp can have a bad day. One might kill a caterpillar, fight to keep it, and haul it home. Into the house for a second, and dinner gets stolen!
Advice: Do not attempt to remove an inhabited wasp nest yourself. Unless you’re completely protected from head to foot. Or better still, call a professional instead. Those wasps can get pretty testy, let me tell you!
Next: The insect world is incredibly varied. Wasps and beetles are two types of insect.
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