Wasp Reasearch Paper

The common wasp is 17-20 mm long, and has typical wasp colors of black and yellow, Wasp feed on the mushroom spores, which have nutritional value as protein rather than as carbohydrates, In Japan these beverages started to attract vespine wasps in 1970. When actual ones replaced synthetic sweeteners such as sodium were replaced by natural ones including sugar since then, however, gatherings of vespine wasps for juice collection around refuse heaps in such locations as holiday resorts have become a social problem and wasp has come to be regarded as a nuisance and an insenitery insect. The wasp is engaged in closing her borrow where the prey has bee stored and the egg laid upon it. With her front tarsi she brushes the doorstep, working backwards and sweeping into the entrance a stream of dust with passes under her belly and spurts behind in a parabolic spray as continuos as a liquid spray. All wasps have complete metamorphosis with egg, larva, and pupa while going through the adult stage. Wasps are voracious and tenacious " When a wasp locates its prey it normally pounces vigorously on the victim. The Wasp kills by biting into the neck of the victim. Often decapitated the prey within seconds. Other species of wasp primarily the paper wasp attack economically significant pets such as cutworms and spring worms". Rene –What also mimics several other salient characteristics of wasp, It’s waist is somewhat narrowed, as is the waist of a wasp, like most flies, it has short, bulbous antennae that are barely visible to the naked eye, but it mimics the long black threadlike, and highly mobile antennae of the wasp by waving it’s black anterior legs in front of it’s head. When the wasp sit on flowers they fold their wings and then out to the side. There wings are only lightly timed, but when they are folded lengthwise in several layers, they look like dark brown pigments that runs the length of the leading edge of the fly’s otherwise transparent wings. Paper wasps, hornets and yellowjackets construct nests of a paper-like material which is a mixture of finely chewed wood fragments and salivary secretions of the wasps. Paper wasps typically build their umbrella-shaped nests under eaves and ledges. These wasps are not as aggressive as yellowjackets or hornets, and can be eliminated rather easily with a wasp and hornet spray sold at most grocery and hardware stores. These formulations have an added advantage in that they often spray as far as 20 feet. Treatment of wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets is best performed at night; paper wasps can be eliminated during the daytime provided you do not stand directly below the nest during treatment. Like many others insects, wasp complete metamorphosis and have four life stages egg larva, pupa and adult. Without exception, the first three stages are spent served except by specialist. Yet most wasp spend much more time in the immature stages than as adults and much of the adult life is devoted to preparation for the survival of the eggs and larvae of the of the next generation. Many of the smaller wasp rarely or near visit flowers and subsist largely on honeydew. The Social wasp originated from one or more of the hunting wasp families such as we have just been studying, one no doubt that lived in large colonies. The weapon of the bee and the wasp is defensive. It is a course weapon with a channel for the injection of poison, which comes from a sac inside. The Last behavior to discuss about wasp is sleeping which, though inherently less interesting than many of the complex behaviors covered to this point does at least show some species specificity. Different species sleep in different locations gather together in clusters of different size and composition. Stinging insects like bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, or fire ants
Inject venom when they sting their victims. In order to better understand stinging insect allergy, you need to be able to have an allergic reaction from a normal local reaction. A normal reaction will result in pain, redness, and a swelling where the sting occurred. Some people are allergic to wasp and may cause sever damage to some people. This type of reaction will occur within minutes of exposure and may be life threatening. If you have had a severe allergic reaction to an insect sting, there is a 60 percent chance of similar or worse reactions if stung again. Hives, itching, and swelling in areas other than the sting site Difficulty in breathing Difficulty swallowing Tightness in the chest Wheezing Hoarse voice Feeling of a lump in the throat Swelling of the throat, tongue, face, or lips Dizziness, A feeling like there is something very wrong.

Short Answer Questions! Answer Key

1. What are the main features of a mole cricket? It has digging Legs like am mole.

2. What Percentage of forest in Madagascar Since people have lived there have been cut down? 90%

3. Whats the purpose of ants having bones and feathers around there nest? To Keep it Clean around the nest.

Short Answer Questions!

1. What are the main features of a mole cricket?

2. What Percentage of forest in Madagascar Since people have lived there hsve been cut down?

3. Whats the purpose of ants having bones and feathers around there nest?

Fill in the blank answer key

1. The Earwig has a Chewing Mouth Part.
2. The Three Stages for imcomplete metamorphisis is egg, nymph, adult
3. The Realtionship between mantis and grashopper is Predator And Prey .
4. The Hawk mouth sucks necatr like a Straw with a Pump.
5. The Dracula Ant got its name by how it feeds.

Fill In The Blank

1. The Earwig has a _____________ Mouth Part.

2. The Three Stages for imcomplete metamorphisis is ____________, ______________, ________________

3. The Realtionship between mantis and grashopper is ___________ And ___________.

4. The Hawk mouth sucks necatr like a _________ with a ___________.

5. The ______________ got its name by how it feeds.

Answer Key

1. Where do Preying Mantis live?A. GardenB. ForestC. DesertsD. Beach
2. How many nest can a mantis create in its life?A. 80B. 40C. 30D. 20
3. Where is Madagascar Located?A. CanadaB. IrelandC. AfricaD. United States
4. Which is the back of the body?A. ProximalB. DorsalC. DistalD. Ventral
5. What can a preganat mantis kill?A. RabbitB. DogC. SnakeD. Cat
6. How many species of mantis are there?A. 2100B. 2200C. 2500D. 2600
7. What kind of mouth does a Walking Stick Have?A. MandiablesB. Chewing Mouthpart C. Piercing MouthpartD. Sucking Mouthparts
8. What is the family name for damsflies?A. CaeliferaB. AnisopteraC. OdonataD. Ensfiera
9. How Many legs does a diplurian have?A. FourB. SixC. TwoD. Eight
10. What is the family name for silverfish?A. EphemeropteraB. EnsfieraC. ThysanuraD. Zygotera

Multiple Choice

1. Where do Preying Mantis live?
A. Garden
B. Forest
C. Deserts
D. Beach

2. How many nest can a mantis create in its life?
A. 80
B. 40
C. 30
D. 20

3. Where is Madagascar Located?
A. Canada
B. Ireland
C. Africa
D. United States

4. Which is the back of the body?
A. Proximal
B. Dorsal
C. Distal
D. Ventral

5. What can a preganat mantis kill?
A. Rabbit
B. Dog
C. Snake
D. Cat

6. How many species of mantis are there?
A. 2100
B. 2200
C. 2500
D. 2600

7. What kind of mouth does a Walking Stick Have?
A. Mandiables
B. Chewing Mouthpart
C. Piercing Mouthpart
D. Sucking Mouthparts

8. What is the family name for damsflies?
A. Caelifera
B. Anisoptera
C. Zygoptera
D. Ensfiera

9. How Many legs does a diplurian have?
A. Four
B. Six
C. Two
D. Eight

10. What is the family name for silverfish?
A. Ephemeroptera
B. Ensfiera
C. Thysanura
D. Zygotera

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Part is the front of the insect?
A. Ventral
B. Distal
C. Anterior
D. Posterior

2. What must Thysanura be perserved in?
A. Water
B. Alcohol
C. Chemical
D. Salt

3. How many wings do mayflies have?
A. Six Wings
B. Two Wings
C. Four Wings
D.Three Wings

4. Were are Larvaes gills located?
A. On the head
B. On the abdomen
C. On the Back
D. On the Mouth

5. What type of mouth part does a damelfly have?
A. Beaks
B. Percing Sucking Moutrhparts
C. Sponging Mouth Part
D. Chewing mouthparts

6. What shape does damesflies make when they mate?
A Triangle
B. Circle
C. Heart shape
D. Square

7. How Many wings does diplura have?
A. none
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4

8. What type of mouthpart does a earwig have?
A. Percing Mouthparts
B. Sponging Mouthpars
C. Chewing Mouthparts
D. Sucking Mouthparts

9. Which of the following terms means back?
A. Dorsal
B. Ventral
C. Distal
D. Proximal

10. Which term means close or near the body?
A. Posterior
B. Anterior
C. Proximal
D. Distal

$$$ TEST WRITING QUESTIONS $$$

1.What Can Butterflies do with there legs?
A. Hear
B. Taste
C. Smell
D. Sense a prey

2.What do bees aside from flying do bees use their wings for?
A. Smell
B. Here
C. Taste
D. Trap A prey

3.Which Insect has a piercing sucking mouthpart?
A. Flea
B. Butterfly
C. Mosquitoes
D. House Fly

4.Which Insect has a blade like mouthpart?
A. Wasp
B. Tsetse Fly
C. Horse Fly
D. Mosquito

5.What is the bead like antenna called?
A. Aristate
B. Lamellate
C. Moniliform
D. Stylate

6.What is the main area for sensory perception?
A. Abdomen
B. Head
C. Ocelli
D. Thorax

7. How many aphids can a lady bug eat in a day
A. 700
B. 100
C. 600
D. 300

8. Were is the Cockroach Hall of Fame?
A. Georgia
B. California
C. Texas
D. Nebraska

9. Which insect is attracted to electromagentic fields?
A. Fire Ants
B. Wasp
C. Moths
D. Butterfly

10. Which Term is used fo simple eyes on adults?
A. Antennae
B. Ocelli
C. Stylate
D. Capitate





Fill in the Blank

1. The antenna that is bristle like is called _____________

2. Name the three Tagma _______ _______ ________

3. In Massachusetts what insect did they test with radiation. __________ Beetle.

4. Which Insect has a piercing sucking mouth part ______________

5. What insect will form wax into combs? __________________

Short Answer

How Does the burying beetle decompoe a dead animal?

How do the radioactive bugs affect people?

Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice.
1.What is the correct term were the upper lip of an insect can be bent.
A. Labium
B. Labrum
C. Mandibles
D. Clypus

2.What is the mouthpart of as a whole called?
A. Maxilla
B. Hypopharynx
C. Beak
Proboscis

3.Which two mouthparts are shaped into long slender stylets?
A. Labium and Labrum
B. Labella and Maxillary Palp
C. Mandibles and Maxillae
Proboscis and Hypopharynx

4.Which type of insect have blade like part that slices the skin?
A. Butterfly
B. Tsetse Fly
C. Damselfly
D. Horse Fly

5.Which Insect will use mandibles to form wax into combs?
A. Honeybee
B. Dragonfly
C. Wasp
D. Yellow Jacket

$$ Study Questions $$

1. Name and describe 4 characteristics of insects. Head- the head of the insect, Throax- is the middle of the insect, Abdomen- were the muscle of the insect is located , Exsoskeleton- the outside of the insects, which means they have no bones.

2.An insect's thorax is responsible for locomotion. Why is this? What are the different parts of the thorax that make this true and how do they work? The Different parts of the Thorax is the legs and the wings.The hind wing is membranous and folds like a fan.

3. Name and describe 4 different antennae types and an example of an insect with that type. Why do insects have different types of antennae? Moniliform bead like, And mostly found on Termites and some Beetles. Serrate saw like, Found on Click Beetles and Net Winged Beetles
Capitate knob like, Found on Butterflies and Antilions. Clavate Club like, Mostly found on Carpet Beetles.

4. What is the largest insect? What is the smallest insect? Why are no insects larger than a toaster? The biggest in today's world is the Goliathus Beetle. The Smallest insect are called fairyflies. They cannot grow once they have formed, and like a suit of armor, they become too heavy to move when they reach a certain size. Insects overcome the first problem by periodically molting their exoskeleton and growing a larger one in its place.

5. Name and describe 3 ways that insects are beneficial to people. Name and describe 3 ways that insects are harmful to people. They Polinate Plants, helps solve crime, keeps other insects away. Destroy crops, Carry Diseases, some are harmful.

6.Why are some insects' exoskeletons very rigid and others are so soft? Give an example of an insect with a hard exoskeleton and one with a soft exoskeleton. An insect with a hard exsoskelton is a ladybug. And another insect with a soft exoskeleton is a termite. The reason that some are hard is for protection. But some are also soft such as termites etc.. They are soft and can stetch i f needed, but if the insects have an hard exsoskelton they cannot strecth like the other insects. But the insects with the harder exsoskelton is subject to last longer than the others.

Test Questions

How do Whitetail Spiders survive? Meaning what do they feed off of?
A. Plants
B. Insects
C. Other Spiders
D. Termites

How Come Peacock Spiders have such bright colors?
A. To attract a mate.
B. To capture a prey.
C. To scare humans.
D. To hide from a prey
Which Spider makes its waste a bull’s eye for capturing its prey?
A. Porsche Spider
B. Black Widow Spider
C. Jumping Spider
D. Casting Spider
Which insect milks scale insects for honeydew?
A. June Cricket
B. June Ant
C. Scavenger Ant
D. Fog Darkling Beetle
How Does the Golden Wheel Spider move from one place to another?
A. By wind
B. Run
C. Spin and Roll
D. Jump
Red-back a spiders attack prey by
Grab it
Drown it
Catch in web
Reverse bungee
7. How quickly could a person die by a Web Spider bite?
Instantly
10 seconds
15 minutes
a week
A Cathedral Termites mound is made of what?
Grit
Spit
Poo
Soil
All the above
UV rays make what Arthropods glow in the dark?
Spider
Scorpion
Preying Mantis
Termite
What type of attack do Bull Ants use on their prey?
Shoot venom into their eyes
Bite to hold
Sting to kill
Paralyze
A and D
B and C
Spiders have been evolving for how may years?
A. 200 million
B. 90 million
C. 400 million
700 million
Spiders have how many legs?
10
8
12
6
Spiders do what to their prey?
Kill
Bite
Paralyze
All the above

How do Spiders sense prey?
Vibration
Sound
Smell
Touch
The webs of Spiders are said to be stronger than what?
Metal
Bricks
Steel
Iron

Study Questions!

1.Think about what you know about insects. Are insects arthropods? Explain why or why not. Please use specific examples of different arthropod characteristics to support your answer. Insects are not arthopods. Example of arthopods are.. Scorpions, Spiders, Etc. Things that are not insects.
2.In the class lecture, it was said that Isopods are dorsoventrally compressed. What in the world does that mean? What are other things in nature that can be described as dorsoventrally compressed? Explain. It means that the object is flattened top to bottom. like Roachs, crickets. ETC...

3.ou eat anything that Isopods eat? What “foods” do you have in common with Isopods? What “foods” do not have in common with Isopods? Elaborate please. No alot of people don't we don't have food in common with isopods. cause we dont eat anykind of seeweed or dead fish.

their back to protect them until the young are more able to protect them selves. What would life be like if human mothers and fathers carried all of their young around on their backs? How is this similar to what humans already do and how is it different? They are made the same because they both protect there kids just like humans do. But parents may carry a small child on their back but no there teenage child. Life would be kind of fun if we could be carried around all the time! Alot of kids would be lazy!

5.Cathedral Termites build quite interesting homes for themselves. Pretend that you lived in a Cathedral Termite mound. What are the advantages and disadvantages of life in the mound? The Advantage of living in a Cathedral Mound is that it is made of wood and its proably satble. And the disadvantages are that the mound is made up of spit and would get hot in there at times.

6.The Huntsman spider lives in Australia. Although it is quite large, the spider’s bite is essentially harmless. If this is true, how does the Huntsman spider cause harm to humans? Would the Huntsman spider affect you in the same way? The Way that the Huntsman Spider will harm people is that it has a tendency to scare us humans. Yes the spider would have the same effect on me because i am terrified of spiders of any kind.