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- Wasps
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- Wasps
How many wasps live depends on seasonal factors, species, gender, and habitat. Theoretical data may not coincide with practical data; therefore, averaged values are often used. Conditionally os divided into 2 large groups - public or paper and single. For the former, a complex hierarchy in the hive is characteristic, the latter live independently of each other.
How long can insects live without food
Under certain circumstances, wasps are able to live without food for several months. With the onset of cold weather, males, working individuals freeze, fertilized females - the uterus hides in wooden cracks, under the bark, old hollows. Metabolic processes are slowed down, the insect stops moving, wasting energy. In this state, the wasp lives from November to April. It leaves the state of suspended animation with the first warm days.
In the season of activity, the common wasp constantly needs food, replenishment of energy reserves. Food for adults, stands nectar of plants, juices of ripe berries, fruits, vegetables, bee honey. As well as lemonade, jam, sugar, kvass, beer, syrup. Wasps live without food for no more than one day, but leaving the insect without food is quite difficult. In an apartment in unnatural conditions, but with the presence of food, the wasp will live for several days, but at the first opportunity will fly out into the street.
On especially difficult days, adults feed larvae. They spit up a special secret that licks the imago. Food for the offspring can be in the nest in special chambers in reserve or on “rainy days”.
Interesting!
Digging, sand, earthen wasps of their larvae provide food until the full development cycle. The victim is paralyzed with poison - spider, larvae of beetles, butterflies, eggs are laid on their body. Close in a mink. After a few days, a larva appears that eats the victim alive for 14 days. In a cocoon state, the larva hibernates; in spring, a young individual is selected to the surface, ready for mating, procreation.
How many wasps live by species
Single wasps in the adult stage are able to live for about 6 months. The female is engaged in the reproduction of offspring all summer - digs minks, looks for a victim, lays eggs. The rest of the time flies among flowers, plants, hides at night on trees, in the grass. With the onset of persistent colds of the female, the males die. A new generation of mature individuals will appear in the spring.
The life span of a wasp is leafy or paper, public depends on sex. Most of the aspen family are working individuals. The maximum term of their life is 60 days. Hornet society is constantly updated due to active behavior uterusthat can live much longer.
A sexually mature female lays eggs continuously. Late August nests special large cells are being completed. There, the uterus lays special eggs, from which males, sexually mature females appear. Mating is done in the fall. After which the males die, the young females are looking for a reliable place for wintering.
On a note!
Working individuals at the end of summer, having fully fulfilled their functions, devour eggs, underdeveloped larvae, leave the nest, over the construction of which they worked all summer. With the onset of cold weather, wasps massively die. According to some reports, the old uterus dies with them, according to others - it also mates, it remains to winter.
Paper Wasp Life Span - General:
- working individuals - 30-60 days;
- males - up to 40 days;
- uterus - 1-2 years.
The largest representatives of wasps - hornets, live life similarly. The queen lives the longest - 1 year.
Similarities and differences with bees
Live wasps and bees almost the same if we are not talking about domesticated bees in an apiary. Theoretical data may not coincide with practical. The sources provide different data.
The maximum age of a working bee is one year. However, insects that work with honey plants in the warm season die naturally after 40 days. In spring, in autumn, when activity is somewhat reduced, they live up to 60 days. Bees born in autumn tolerate winter well, raise larvae, live up to 9 months.
Life expectancy of bees in the active period from March to October is a maximum of 40 days, passive - from November to February, 180 days. Drones live up to 6 months. The uterus in the wild is able to live 5-8 years, beekeepers change their uterus every 1-2 years, if not, the prolific female will live about 4 years.
Interesting!
In critical conditions, when the uterus dies, working individuals can live longer than usual for 1 month.
Enemies
Kill wasps ahead of time insecticidesused by humans to control various agricultural, forest pests, directly with wasp families. Among the main enemies of ordinary wasps are hornets, as well as some species of birds. In the fall, inactive insects are eaten by animals, spiders, large beetles.
The life span of the aspen family also depends on weather conditions. Destroy nests, flood hives, forest fires, premature frosts. A wasp can live genetically for a long time, but almost the time is shortened several times.
