The wasp is one of the ugliest and deadliest insects in the world. It can grow up to 2/3 inches long with a yellow and black coloring. Females can live 12-22 days while males and queens can live longer, with queens living up to a full year. Wasps are wild and feed on living insects, nectar, fruit, and caterpillars, sucking their blood. They cannot eat solid food but sting repeatedly to inject venom from their sac into victims. They use their antennae to smell, feel, and capture prey or defend their nest. Their warning coloration is meant to deter other animals due to their dangerous nature.
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1. THE WASP
!e Wa" # one of $ ugliest po#on&s and deadliest
insects in $ world.
!e wa" # as long as 2/3 inches long. It’s yellow and
black and (ere wings can go to $ "eeds of 20 km per
h&r.
Females can live to 12-22 days males can live lon)r but
queens can live up to 12 mon(s one whole year.
Wa" are wild and feed on living insects, necter fruit,
carron and cac( caterpilers and suck (ere blood.Wa"
can’t eat solid food but (ey can *ing as many times as
2. (ey like venom # in (ier sac until (ey *ing and it goes
into $ victim.
Wa" ta*e smell and feel wi( (ere antennae (ey *ing
to capture or to defend (ere nest.!e wild yelow and
black # to warn o(er animals (at it # dan)r&s.
I (ink wa" are freaky because (ey can put po#on into y&
when (ey *ing.
BY IZAK
THE KING WASP
