Wasp - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: /* Behavior */clean up

2016-06-24T23:19:05Z

Behavior: clean up

2015-03-23T08:37:43Z

2009-09-03T18:01:00Z

I have no idea what "catholic tastes" means

2009-09-03T17:48:07Z

Evolutionist bias removed

2009-05-03T01:36:02Z

Appearance

2009-05-03T01:34:01Z

Appearance: detail on yellow jackets and hornets

2009-04-03T03:34:14Z

link

2008-08-26T19:55:25Z

2008-07-16T18:47:56Z

Reverted edits by Luke1978 (Talk); changed back to last version by IrishBeryl

2008-07-16T15:41:10Z

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 ==Behavior==
-Wasps are generally more aggressive than bees because they are hunters/scavengers rather than specialist nectar-feeders. They have catholic tastes, and constantly search for high-protein edibles among human garbage while bees just look for [[flowers]], which they [[pollinate]] while collecting their nectar food. Wasps are also more likely to sting a [[human]] unprovoked and unlike a bee, a wasp is capable of stinging a human multiple times.
+Wasps are generally more aggressive than bees because they are hunters/scavengers rather than specialist nectar-feeders. They constantly search for high-protein edibles among human garbage while bees just look for [[flowers]], which they [[pollinate]] while collecting their nectar food. Wasps are also more likely to sting a [[human]] unprovoked and unlike a bee, a wasp is capable of stinging a human multiple times.
 [[Category:Insects]]

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 ''WASP is a disparaging acronym for "White  Anglo-Saxon Protestant" see [[WASP (term)]]''
-'''Wasps''' are flying insects related to [[bee]]s and [[ant]]s, of the order Hymenoptera. There are several [[species]] of wasps, found in many parts of the world.
+'''Wasps''' are flying insects classified as similar to [[bee]]s and [[ant]]s, of the order Hymenoptera. There are several [[species]] of wasps, found in many parts of the world.
 ==Appearance==

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 *Bees appear to have hair while wasps don't.
-One species of wasp which builds its nest in the ground and is known for particularly aggressive behavior is known as a "yellow jacket".  Two different varieties are often called "hornets": one of them is the European hornet which is large (up to 1 1/2 inches), relatively gentle although they do sting, and black and yellow in color. Another is the North American hornet which is black and white in color, notoriously aggressive in behavior, and builds large football-shaped nests in trees.
+One species of wasp which builds its nest in the ground and is known for particularly aggressive behavior is known as a "yellow jacket".  Two different varieties are often called "hornets": one of them is the European hornet which is large (up to 1 1/2 inches), relatively gentle although they do sting, and black and yellow in color. Another is the North American hornet which is black and white in color, notoriously aggressive in behavior, and builds large football-shaped nests in trees.  All of these are actually different species of wasps.
 ==Behavior==

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 ==Appearance==
-Wasps can come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Most wasps are similar to bees. A wasp is typically half the length of an adult male human's thumb and its body is yellow with black stripes. Wasps are often mistaken for bees, but there are ways to distinguish the two from one another.
+Wasps can come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Most wasps are similar to bees. A wasp is typically half the length of an adult male human's thumb and its body is often yellow with black stripes, but may also be black with white stripes, or solid brown or solid black in color.  Wasps are often mistaken for bees, but there are ways to distinguish the two from one another.
 *Wasps are generally more slender, with a "wasp-waist".
 *Segments of a wasp are more prominent to that of a bee.
 *Bees appear to have hair while wasps don't.
 ==Behavior==