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What are the differences between wasps and bees?

Bees are a very powerful family. Although wasps and honey bees belong to the same bee family, what is the difference between them? Please read my detailed explanation below.

1. What is a wasp?

A wasp is a wasp. People often say that it is a wasp's hive, but it actually refers to the wasp's nest. They are also composed of queen bees, worker bees and drones, but wasps do not have honey. Because wasps do not have a honey bag, their mouthpiece is also a chewing mouthpiece. They can only chew plant or animal tissues and cannot absorb nectar like bees, so wasps cannot make honey. Wasps eat animal or plant food. They are not vegetarians like bees, so there is generally no honey in their hives.

2. What is a bee?

In terms of biological definition, bees are a general term for the family Apidae of the suborder Apis. Representative species include Chinese honey bees and Italian honey bees. They are obviously two different insects and wasps, and they are very different. In terms of feeding habits, bees are herbivorous insects, while wasps are predatory insects. In terms of nesting, bees have wax nests, while wasps have paper nests. In terms of stinging, bees will die after stinging, while wasps can launch multiple attacks. In terms of toxicity, bee venom is weak acidic venom, while bee venom is strong alkaline venom.

3. Common diseases of bees

(1) Honey bee cystic brood virus can infect honey bee larvae and adult bees. Young larvae before 3 days old are susceptible. They become infected when they eat royal jelly, which contains virus particles secreted by toxic bees. During the cover stage, the last molting of infected larvae is inhibited and they cannot pupate. The molting fluid accumulates in the old cuticle, hardens into a bag and turns yellow. The molting fluid contains high concentrations of virus particles and loses its toxicity after a few days. The dried insects form a dark brown ship scale that attaches to the walls of the nest and is difficult to remove. Half of honey bee cystic brood disease occurs during the early spring colony breeding period, which may be related to the lack of external food during this period. Adult bees have no obvious symptoms, but their lifespan may be shortened.

(2) When larvae ingest too many virus particles, they often die before they become covered or, after successfully emerging, become latently infected bees. Bee acute paralysis virus is considered an important cause of colony loss and collapse, especially when infected colonies are invaded by the virus vector, the bee parasitic mite Varroa.

Wasps are social insects like honey bees, and the composition of bee colonies is very similar, but wasps usually use softened pulp-like wood pulp to build nests. The honeycombs are relatively large, and some can even reach 100 kilograms. So is there honey in such a large wasp nest? Can the honey inside be eaten? Wasps are a wasp. People often say that the wasp's nest is actually a wasp's nest. They are also composed of queen bees, worker bees and drones, but wasps do not have honey. Because wasps do not have honey bags, their mouthpieces are also chewing mouthpieces. They can only chew plant or animal tissues and cannot absorb nectar like honey bees, so wasps cannot make honey. Wasps eat animal or plant food. They are not vegetarians like honey bees, so there is generally no honey in their honeycombs.

Wasps are different from honey bees. Honey bees are vegetarian insects that feed on flowers. Wasps are omnivorous and carnivorous insects that generally feed on plant nectar, fruits, and larvae of moths and butterflies of the order Lepidoptera. Moreover, wasps have chewing mouthparts and can only chew plant or animal tissues. They cannot suck nectar like honey bees. Without the raw materials for making honey, they naturally cannot make honey.

Wasps also don't have honey sacs, so even if they can collect nectar, they can't bring it back to the hive, so generally there is no honey in a wasp's nest. However, some people don't know much about bees, so they mistakenly think that wild bees are wasps. Wild bee honey is edible, but we have to remind you that there is generally no honey in a wasp's nest, and some wasps are highly toxic, so don't dig out a wasp's nest for honey to avoid danger.

Don't provoke wasps when you encounter them. Wasps are different from honey bees. Honey bees have barbs, and stinging people will cost them their lives, but the stinger of a wasp can be pulled out, and it will be fine after a period of rest. And when a wasp dies, it will release a gas that will attract other wasps in the same nest to attack you in groups, which will not be worth the loss. And wasps are highly toxic, and being stung by many bees is very dangerous. If there is a wasp nest under the eaves of your home, it is recommended to find a professional to deal with it.

The differences between hornets and bees include: different toxicity, different appearance, different food habits, different temperaments, and different nest quality.

There are huge differences between hornets and honey bees, with different names, different species, different nesting structures, different appearances, and different temperaments.

How to identify bees, wasps and hornets in the wild?

Pomeranians can be said to be the same as wasps, but the classification systems (standards of different scholars) are different, and the Pomeranidae can be separated from the Waspidae. It is generally recognized that the two are the same.

Vespidae: Bees in this family are usually called wasps or hornets. They are medium to large in size, and most of them have smooth bodies with various colored spots. The upper jaw is well developed. The wings are long and narrow, and folded together longitudinally when at rest. The abdomen is usually not contracted and is shaped like an abdominal stalk. Wasps have a simple social organization, with queens, drones, and worker bees. They often build a paper bell-shaped or layered hive and live collectively on it. Adult wasps mainly prey on small insects of the order Lepidoptera, and therefore are also an important type of natural enemy insects. %C2%ED%B7%E4&in=11&cl=2&cm=1&sc=0&lm=-1&pn=10&rn=1

Honey bees belong to the order Hymenoptera, the suborder Slender-waisted, the family Apidae, and the family Apidae. The body length is 8-20 mm, yellowish brown or dark brown, and covered with dense hairs. The head is almost as wide as the chest. The antennae are knee-shaped, the compound eyes are oval and hairy, the mouthparts are chewing and sucking, and the hind legs are pollen-carrying legs. There are two pairs of membranous wings; the forewings are large, the hindwings are small, and the front and back wings are connected by a row of wing hooks. The abdomen is nearly oval, with less body hair than the chest, and there are chelae at the end of the abdomen. Honey bees undergo complete metamorphosis, and they go through four stages in their life: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. %C3%DB%B7%E4&in=3&cl=2&cm=1&sc=0&lm=-1&pn=2&rn=1

Finally, let me correct the mistake on the first post. Bees are not only divided into Vespidae, Apidae, Sphecidae, Aspleniidae, Chrysopidae, Aspleniidae, Ichneumonidae, Braconidae, Myrmecophaga, Formicidae, Woodbine, Stem Bee, etc. If you are interested, you can refer to this:

What is the relationship between wasps, hornets, and bees?

In academia, bees are divided into Vespidae, Apidae, Sphecidae, etc., and the hornets and wasps we often talk about belong to the Vespidae.

"There is a fundamental difference between bees and wasps. Bees collect nectar, while wasps feed on insects, which is what we call carnivorous animals. Most of the time, wasps are beneficial insects. Wasps like sweet foods, so they often prey on bees."

Wasps are larger than hornets, and their abdomens are flat at the base, while hornets are conical. In addition, wasps are mostly black, yellow, and brown, while hornets are mostly single yellow.

In academia, bees are divided into Vespidae, Apidae, Sphecidae, etc., and the hornets and wasps we often talk about belong to the Vespidae.

"There is a fundamental difference between bees and wasps. Bees collect nectar, while wasps feed on insects, which is what we call carnivorous animals. Most of the time, wasps are beneficial insects. Wasps like sweet foods, so they often prey on bees."

Wasps are larger than hornets, and their abdomens are flat at the base, while hornets are conical. In addition, wasps are mostly black, yellow, and brown, while hornets are mostly single yellow.

The difference between wasps and bees is that bees die after stinging people, but wasps do not.

The difference between hornets, wasps and bees: hornets are larger and more lethal!

It can be completely distinguished from the body shape

Bees are relatively small, only slightly larger than red beans.

Wasps are hornets, roughly the same size as broad beans, but slightly thinner.