Bees& Wasps

      Both bees and wasps belong to the same order of insects called Hymenoptera. Unlike bees, which can sting only once—the process is ultimately fatal to them—wasps can sting multiple times and buzz merrily away. Unlike honeybees, which sport a light coat of downy hair—some of which assists in collecting pollen for later consumption by attracting it with static electricity as they sip nectar from flowers—yellow jackets sport a spartan crew cut more suitable to their proclivities for hunting other insects and scavenging in order to feed their larval siblings. Adult yellow jackets subsist on nectar and other sources of sugars. They hunt animal food only to nourish their sisters, which in return secrete a nourishing fluid.