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I found a wasp (I believe he is a paper wasp) in my attic last fall. I brought him downstairs and set him up in a little dish on my bookshelf. I've been feeding him bits of apples and strawberries (he apparently prefers apples) and giving him water ever since. Next week he will be AT LEAST 5 months old. I have photographs I took of him on 10/22/07, but may have found him a week or two earlier. He sits pretty still a lot of the time, but when I turn on a lamp (60 watt bulb) that I placed about 10 inches away, he'll start moving around. He once went to another bookshelf, and another time flew down to the floor (Munchkin almost had a snack that day). I have never covered the dish and he has never dissappeared for more the 8 hours (when he does, I do have to go find him - not sure he knows how to get back home). He seems to have had a sore neck for about 6 weeks. I guess it's just old age. He apparently does not have a stinger - or he really likes me. For reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_wasp
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoHoney bees die after stinging because the loss of the sting causes severe internal injuries, and the bee dies of these injuries. A wasp doesn't lose its stinger after stinging so it doesn't die after stinging -- not because of the sting, anyway.
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∙ 9y agoA wasp is neither an ant nor a bee. Wasps can survive without food for around 12 to 22 days.
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∙ 11y agoa female fertile lives up to 1 year,workers; female that don't have babies live for 22days,males live for 6 weeks
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∙ 11y agountil their queen kick it out of the nest...
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∙ 14y agoabout 1year or less.
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∙ 10y agothree to four years
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How long do hornet wasps live?
they live about 1 year at the oldest. i think
How long can wasps live in liquid for?
Scientifically it isn't possible :)
What is a 4 letter word for in front of an audience with a v in it?
The word is live. (long i sound, rhymes with hive)
Once you have destroyed a hive will they return to the same place to make another one?
It depends on the species. Some bumble bees or wasps may. Honey bees that were away foraging will return to where the hive was, but without the queen they can't survive as a colony for very long. If the queen has survived they may make a new nest.
Is hive a short I sound?
No. The word hive has a long I and silent E.
How long do wasps nest for?
egg to adult for social wasps about 6 weeks
How many months do bees and wasps hibernate?
They truthfully don't hibernate. Hibernation is a long period of sleep in mainly the winter time. Most types of bees are just inactive outside of the hive for a month or two. They mainly just stay inside the hive and do some cleaning up like you or me would do when we really cant leave the house.
Is hive long vowel or short vowel?
long and short
Why do you find dead wasps in your house?
Look around your house for a bees' nest. Pay particular attention to the roof space.AnswerA window might have been left open or a few snuck in unnoticed when someone entered. There might be a hole someplace in the attic where bees could enter. After the bees entered they probably couldn't find food and died of starvation. AnswerBecause your nasty and they are attracted to nastiness
What is the lifetime for a honeybee hive?
A hive is an artificial home supplied by a beekeeper for his bees to live in and can last for 20/30 years. If you mean how long does a colony of bees live for, then the answer to that is more complicated. Individual worker honey bees will live for about 6 weeks in the summer and about 6 months in the winter. Drones will only live for a few months and a queen for about 4 years. However, the colony as a whole is continually reproducing and theoretically could live forever.
How long will a bee survive in 0 degree weather?
Bees and wasps can not fly in temperatures lower than 55°F. Once the temperature begins to drop, they must take shelter in their hive to keep their bodies warm or they will die.
Do hornets build nests in the same place every year?
No, bees do not come back to the hive after the winter. The insects in question (Apis spp) tend to stay inside the hive to ensure food supplies and the queen bee's warmth once temperatures fall below 54 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit (12.22 to 13.88 degrees Celsius). They will go to and from the hive for brief forages when winter temperatures rise above the mentioned range even though they will not return ever if the decision is made to abandon the hive.
