Statistics for Wasps - Short Quiz

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Wasps Fact	% Correct
Adult wasps feed on nectar, and fruit and plant sap while the larvae feed on {insects}.	0%
Each nest has at least one {queen} wasp as well as workers and males.	0%
Many species of wasp are {parasitic} in nature, which means that they live part of their lives as parasites inside other insects. The larvae of such wasps feed on other insects and sometimes eat plant tissues.	0%
Not all wasps build nests. Some wasps such as cuckoo wasps, lay eggs in the nests of other {bees} and other {wasps}.	0%
Other species of wasp lay eggs in stems, leaves, fruits and {flowers} instead of building nests.	0%
Wasp {nests} can be simple or complex. Some {nests} are burrows in the ground while others are built with mud and twigs and can have many cells and tunnels.	0%
Wasps are helpful for controlling {pests}, such as caterpillars.	0%
Wasps are solitary as well as social insects. Social wasps live in huge colonies while solitary wasps live alone. There are about 17,000 species of wasps, but only about {1500} species are social.	0%
Wasps belong to the {Hymenopteran} order, as do bees and ants. They have hard exoskeletons and their bodies are divided into head, thorax and abdomen. They all have transparent wings and two compound eyes.	0%
☆ When disturbed, female wasps can {sting}. ☆	0%