TFN_Junior_Naturalists_-_Solitary_Wasp_Presentation.pdf

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1. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOLITARY WASPS
2. Wasps WANT to sting you All wasps have black and yellow stripes Wasps are vital to the ecosystem Wasp Myths: True or False? All wasps sting (ouch!) Wasps are just less hairy bees All wasps live in colonies
3. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL AND SOLITARY WASPS? SOCIAL WASPS • LIVE IN A COLONY • LARGE PAPER NESTS • Can be in a tree, building overhang, or underground • MOSTLY CARNIVORES • CAN STING WHEN THREATENED SOLITARY WASPS • NESTS ALONE • BURROWS UNDERGROUND, IN WOOD, OR BUILDS WITH MUD • LARVA EAT MEAT; ADULTS LIKE FLOWER NECTAR/POLLEN • UNLIKELY TO STING OR CAN’T STING!
4. SOLITARY WASPS
5. THE GREAT GOLDEN DIGGER WASP • ONE OF THE LARGEST WASPS IN NORTH AMERICA • NON-AGGRESSIVE AND VERY UNLIKELY TO STING, EVEN IF DISTURBED • BUILDS THEIR NEST UNDERGROUND IN SANDY AREAS
6. THE GREAT GOLDEN DIGGER WASP
9. Great Golden Digger Wasp
10. YELLOW- LEGGED MUD DAUBER • COMMON SOLITARY WASP IN ONTARIO • NON-AGGRESSIVE AND UNLIKELY TO STING, EVEN IF DISTURBED • BUILDS ITS NEST OUT OF MUD
11. YELLOW-LEGGED MUD DAUBER CHECKING ON HER NEST
13. Yellow-legged Mud Dauber
14. CUCKOO WASP • SMALL AND EXTREMELY FAST FLYING WASP • DOES NOT STING, ONLY USES “STINGER” TO LAY EGGS • WILL LAY EGGS IN MUD DAUBER NESTS • LARVAE WILL HATCH AND EAT THE PARALYZED SPIDERS THAT WERE COLLECTED BY THE MUD DAUBER