wasp

Everyday

1. A wasp is a flying insect with a thin waist and yellow and black stripes; it can sting. tree →
2. Wasps live in nests (often made from chewed wood that looks like paper) and many of them live together in a colony. tree →

In the lessons

In science wasps are insects (six legs, three body parts); they eat other insects and help control pests, and some help pollinate flowers. Unlike a honeybee, a wasp can sting more than once. In safety lessons: stay calm and move away slowly, don't flap or swat, don't drink from a can left outside, and tell an adult about a nest; if someone is allergic, a sting can be an emergency. Phrases: wasp sting, wasps' nest, a swarm of wasps.

Examples

• A wasp landed on my sandwich. tree →
• Stay calm and walk away slowly from a wasp. tree →
• Don't poke a wasps' nest. tree →
• Wasps can sting more than once. tree →
• Check your drink can for wasps before you sip in summer. tree →
• My arm swelled after a wasp sting. tree →
• Wasps make nests out of chewed wood. tree →
• Wasps help gardens by eating caterpillars and flies. tree →
• Now Gopani-Kufa had a wasp called Zengi-mizi. tree →

Note

Countable: wasps. Wasps and bees are different: bees are usually furry and rounder; wasps are smooth and shiny with a thin waist. Myth: wasps do not sting for no reason; they sting when they feel threatened. If someone's face or throat swells after a sting, call emergency help.