TYPE: INSECT
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RANGE:
 Most of North America |
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FOOD:
Caterpillars, beetle larvae,
nectar,
ripe fruit, sweet
things |
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PREDATORS:
Birds, humans |
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HABITAT:
Forests, fields, shrubs,
buildings, rock ledges,
underground nests |
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Photo: Mark Cassino
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DESCRIPTION
- The yellow and black striped insect hovering around
your food is often mistaken for a bee. It is, in fact, a yellow jacket wasp.
- Many humans think wasps are pests because they
sting.
- Many wasps are social. They live in paper nests
made from chewed plant, wood, and bark mixed with their saliva. Each nest has workers,
males, and a queen.
- Some wasps live on their own. They build their
nests from mud and lay their eggs inside it.
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| LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION
http://members.aol.com/YESedu/MBP21.html
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