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“Wasps are pretty resilient,” Lyons told The Bee via phone. Hot weather could increase the number of yellowjackets and other wasps in California. Are wasps dangerous to humans?
Some attack arthropods other than insects: for instance, the Pompilidae specialise in catching spiders: these are quick and dangerous prey, often as large as the wasp itself, but the spider wasp is quicker, swiftly stinging her prey to immobilise it. Adult female wasps of most species oviposit into their hosts' bodies or eggs.
Females can build their own nests, but often refurbish nests abandoned by other wasps and bees, [4] particularly those of Sceliphron caementarium, [5] removing any spiders captured by S. caementarium and the larva, replacing it with an egg of its own and freshly caught spiders. [3] They go through multiple generations in a year. [2]
Copidosoma has over 200 species, according to the Natural History Museum of London's Universal Chalcidoidea Database. [1] Among these is Copidosoma floridanum, known for having the largest recorded brood of any parasitoidal insect, at 3,055 individuals, [2] and for having its genome sequenced by the Human Genome Sequencing Center as part of the i5K project.
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Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is a species found in regions that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand [1] and Australia. It is sometimes known in English as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica or German wasp.
The larvae of most braconids are internal or external primary parasitoids of other insects, especially the larval stages of Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera, but also some hemimetabolous insects such as aphids, Heteroptera, or Embiidina. Most species kill their hosts, though some cause the hosts to become sterile and less active ...
Synoeca is a genus of eusocial paper wasps found in the tropical forests of the Americas. Commonly known as warrior wasps or drumming wasps, they are known for their aggressive behavior, a threat display consisting of multiple insects guarding a nest beating their wings [2] in a synchronized fashion, and an extremely painful sting (rating at the highest level of 4 in the Schmidt sting pain index).