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How to distinguish between wasps and hornets?

Wasps and hornets are similar in appearance, with one obvious difference being the base of the abdomen. The base of the abdomen of a wasp is flat, without an excessive cone, while the base of the abdomen of a hornet is not flat.

Bees are herbivorous insects that feed on pollen. They are vegetarians and play a role in spreading pollen during the process of collecting pollen.

Hornets have a complex diet. In addition to sucking nectar, the adult wasps are also predatory. Caterpillars and small green caterpillars on trees are all their targets.

The hornet's nest is made of paper, while the bee's nest is made of wax. Judging from the material, the bee's nest is obviously more "precious" than the hornet's.

Both hornets and honey bees have the habit of living in groups. Since honey bees are mostly raised artificially, a beehive can accommodate tens of thousands of bees.

Most hornets are wild, and most of the hornet nests found are only the size of a fist, with about one or two hundred hornets living in one nest.

Wasps are a type of bee that is relatively toxic and relatively large in size. They are currently distributed in many places in my country. There is also a type of bee called yellow jackets in life. The two are quite similar, so they are often used for comparison. So what are the differences between the two?

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What is the difference between wasps and wasps?

1. Wasps are what we often call hornets. Their life cycle goes through four stages: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. Each bee colony is composed of a queen bee, worker bees and drones. The queen bee is a female bee and its main role in the bee colony is reproduction. Drones can mate with female bees in the same or different nests and die shortly after mating. Worker bees are the main labor force of the bee colony and undertake most of the work of the bee colony. There are some relatively toxic stingers on its tail, so you need to pay attention.

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2. Wasps are a general term for all insects in the suborder Slender-waisted except bees and ants. From the biological definition, it is not difficult to see that wasps include vesps, that is, all vesps are wasps, but wasps are not necessarily vesps. Moreover, some wasps and vesps have great differences in form and habits, such as trichogrammatids and yellow-waisted mud wasps. These bees are loners, that is, they do not live in nests. They will build separate nests during the breeding period, and put paralyzed prey in the nest for the hatched larvae to eat. Its living habits are quite special.

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Which is stronger, wasp or hornet?

Wasp poison is more powerful than that of yellow jackets, and the toxicity of yellow jackets is relatively higher. The toxins of yellow jackets are divided into two categories: hemolytic toxins and neurotoxins. They can cause the failure of the liver, kidneys and other organs of a person. Especially if they sting a person's blood vessels, it is life-threatening and especially dangerous to people with allergies. There is no venom gland cover on the stinger of a yellow jacket, and it can launch multiple attacks or stings on a person. Therefore, you need to pay more attention to it.

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Reproductive habits of wasps

1. Wasps like to live in nests. In their colonies, there are queen bees (queen bees), worker bees (female workers) and drones. Queen bees are female bees that mate and fertilize with drones in the previous autumn. They store sperm in spermatophores and use them in batches during mating. Drones die soon after mating. When the weather gets colder, fertilized female bees leave the nest and look for sheltered places such as cracks in walls and haystacks. They stay together in winter.

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2. In the spring of the second year, some of the surviving male bees will go out and find suitable places to build nests and lay eggs. The fertilized eggs they lay will become female bees, and the unfertilized eggs will become male bees. As the number of worker bees increases, the beehive will gradually expand. The worker bees are responsible for building nests and raising larvae. There are three peaks in central China every year. After autumn, the number of male bees in the nest accounts for about 1/3 of the total number, so this period is the time when there are the most male bees in the year.

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In fact, once you understand hornets and wasps, it is still very easy to distinguish them. Hornets also have some habits when they reproduce. There are some detailed introductions in the above article, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

There is no difference between hornets and wasps, they are just different names. The scientific name of hornets is Vespa, also known as wasps, wasps, etc. They are stinging insects in the suborder Slender-waisted, except for bees and ants. They use softened pulp-like wood pulp to build nests and feed on animal or plant food. The female wasps have a powerful long stinger on their bodies. When attacked or disturbed by unfriendly interference, they will attack in groups, which can cause allergic reactions and toxic reactions in people, and in severe cases, it can lead to death.

1. Wasps are what we often call hornets. Their life cycle goes through four stages: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. Each bee colony is composed of a queen bee, worker bees and drones. The queen bee is a female bee and its main role in the bee colony is reproduction. Drones can mate with female bees in the same or different nests and die shortly after mating. Worker bees are the main labor force of the bee colony and undertake most of the work of the bee colony. There are some relatively toxic stingers on its tail, so you need to pay attention.

2. Wasps are a general term for all insects in the suborder Slender-waisted except bees and ants. It is not difficult to see from the biological definition that wasps include hornets, that is, all hornets are wasps, but wasps are not necessarily hornets. Moreover, some wasps and hornets have great differences in form and habits, such as trichogrammatids and yellow-waisted mud wasps. These bees are loners, that is, they do not live in nests. They will build separate nests during the breeding period, and put paralyzed prey in the nest for the hatched larvae to eat. Its living habits are quite special.

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.