How do you tell bees and wasp apart?

Answer 1

1. Physical Appearance: A honeybee has more hair on its body than a yellowjacket wasp does. A yellowjacket's body is smoother. A honeybee also possesses pollen baskets located on both hind legs. A wasp does not have them. 2. Stinging Ability: A yellowjacket is very capable of withdrawing its stinger from the flesh and stinging again. A honeybee can only sting once because it cannot withdraw its stinger. Instead it is torn out of the insect's body along with the venom sac and remains anchored in the victim's flesh. The bee dies shortly afterward. 3. Nests: Yellowjackets construct their nests out of wood pulp (paper). They build their combs horizontally with the cells located on the bottom surface of each one. Honeybees construct their nests out of wax. They build their combs vertically with the cells located on both sides of each one. 4. Habits: Even their behavior is different. Yellowjackets expect something in return when they feed their larvae. The larvae are stimulated into secreting a sweet fluid from their salivary glands each time they are fed by an adult wasp. After giving the babies some food, the adults greedily lap up this cherished drink. This process is called trophallaxis (mutual feeding). It is very crucial for the bonding of the colony. It prevents the wasp community from breaking down. It is different with honeybees. They work for nothing in return from the larvae. Also, social wasps feed their young on chewed up insect prey ('hamburger'). Bees feed theirs on a mixture of nectar and pollen.

Answer 2

Go to Google and look up images of different types of bees. Ex. wasp, hornet,honey bee. Youll see that the way their body is shaped is different and like wasps have a pointy body, bees are big and fat, and hornets are kinda a mix. Like I said go to google and youll be able to see the difference.

Answer 3

Generally, bees prefer to keep their nests in trees. They will create a honeycomb to store their population in. It often hangs from the area (whether it be a tree or the side of a school roof) and generally has a yellow-gold appearance.

Wasps, on the other hand, do not keep their nests in one place. Their nests are generally brown or gray and often only appear as dried dirt. They can be found in numerous places, including inside the cracks of doors, on the sides of houses, on trees, on the roof, etc.

Answer 4

Bees and wasps are similar in most ways but different in others. Bees have a rounder body with hairy legs. Wasps are more slender and have few hairs on their legs. bees feed on nectar and pollen while wasps are predators. Both wasps and bees can sting more than once with the exception of honeybees.