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waspnests

Many bee and wasp species make nests with little rooms. Each room has just one egg and a supply of food (pollen for baby bees, paralyzed insects or spiders for baby wasps). The baby eats up its food, grows and transforms inside the nest, and emerges as an adult.

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Identification: Vespidae
Location: Michigan
Date Taken: 2002
Contributors: Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web
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Subjects: Type Photo; Subject Sign; Type Photo; Subject Nest; Subject Live Animal; Type Photo

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To cite this page: Dewey, T. 2005. "waspnests.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed {%B %d, %Y} at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/tanya_dewey/waspnests/

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