wasps
Aggressive yellow jackets
Wasps are stinging insects related to bees and ants, typically with narrow waists and smooth bodies.
Unlike bees, most wasps can sting repeatedly.
They range from solitary hunters to social species that build paper nests.
WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) describes the traditionally dominant American demographic, often with connotations of privilege or exclusivity: a WASPy country club.
Stinging insect with bands
- hornetLarge aggressive wasp
- mud dauberWasp constructing earthen nests
- tarantula hawkSpider-hunting wasp species
- parasitoidHost-dependent killer organism
solitary · vespid · sawfly · velvet ant
Venom-injecting body part
- venomInjected animal poison
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- allergyAdverse immune response
anaphylaxis · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · puncture · redness · itching · inflammation
Animal-built shelter for young
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- workersPeople doing jobs
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- swarmMass of moving insects
hive · comb · cells · brood · pheromones · caste · hierarchy · cooperation
Broadcast signal receiver
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
invertebrate · mandible · ovipositor · larvae · pupa · metamorphosis · chitin · molting
Low steady sound
Floral sugar water
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- orchidShowy tropical flower
garden · blooms · pollen · ecosystem · biodiversity · predator · pest control · caterpillar
yellowjacket
Stinging insect with bands
- hornetLarge aggressive wasp
- mud dauberWasp constructing earthen nests
- tarantula hawkSpider-hunting wasp species
parasitoid · solitary · vespid · sawfly · velvet ant
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
allergy · anaphylaxis · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · puncture · redness · itching · inflammation · defensive
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
swarm · hive · comb · cells · brood · pheromones · caste · hierarchy · cooperation · division of labor
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
arthropod · invertebrate · mandible · ovipositor · larvae · pupa · metamorphosis · chitin · molting · hexapod
hum
Low steady sound
whir · flight · wings · hovering · zipping · aerial · darting
nectar
Floral sugar water
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
orchid · garden · blooms · pollen · ecosystem · biodiversity · predator · pest control · caterpillar · aphid
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- nest builderseagles, robins, sparrows, swallows, wrens
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, sunburn
- pollinatorsbees, bee, butterflies, butterfly, bumblebee
waspsbumblebees
Large hairy stinging pollinators
bees · honeybees · butterflies · ladybugs · fireflies
waspsminorities
Smaller portions of populations
immigrants · outsiders · Catholics · Jews · Irish Americans
- wasp stingVenomous insect puncture
- wasp nestColony structure for stinging insects
- wasp sprayAerosol targeting flying stingers
- paper waspPulp-nest-building stinger
- giant wasp
- wasp waistExtremely slender midsection