Do you know the main differences between bees and wasps? / Kennt ihr die Hauptunterschiede zwischen Bienen und Wespen?

[jaki01]

English The following photos show the 'European paper wasp' (Polistes dominula) on the orange-colored flowers of Asclepias tuberosa and a bee species on a red blooming variety of 'common yarrow' (Achillea millefolium). I wonder if I could sell you the bee as a honey bee, but opposite to its well known relative it is one of the many solitary living species, I guess Andrena flavipes. What are the main differences between bees and wasps? Bees use a proboscis to incorporate nectar. Wasps possess chewing-biting mandibles, with which they are able to crush their prey, for example Insects and spiders. The body of the bees is usually rounder and more hairy. Wasps are more elongated and slender, with a clearly visible waist and less hairy. The colors of bees are usually rather dark (brown, gray, ..). Wasps often show a black yellow (sometimes reddish) warning color.

Deutsch Die folgenden Fotos zeigen eine 'Gallische Feldwespe' (Polistes dominula) auf den orangefarbenen Blüten der 'knolligen Seidenpflanze' (Asclepias tuberosa) und eine Bienenart auf einer rotblühenden Variante der 'gewöhnlichen Schafgarbe' (Achillea millefolium). Ich frage mich, ob ich euch die Biene als Honigbiene hätte verkaufen können, aber im Gegensatz zu ihrer populäreren Verwandten, handelt es sich um eine der vielen solitär lebenden Arten, ich tippe auf die 'gemeine Sandbiene' (Andrena flavipes). Was sind die Hauptunterschiede zwischen Bienen und Wespen? Bienen verwenden einen Saugrüssel, um Blütennektar aufzunehmen. Wespen besitzen kauend-beißende Mundwerkzeuge, mit denen sie ihre Beute, z. B. Insekten und Spinnen, zerkleinern können. Der Körper der Bienen ist in der Regel runder und stärker behaart. Wespen sind langgestreckter und schlanker, mit deutlich sichtbarer Taille und geringerer Behaarung. Bienen sind meist eher dunkel (braun, grau, ..) gefärbt. Wespen weisen häufig eine schwarzgelbe (zuweilen auch rötliche) Warnfarbe auf.

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The wasp.
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Die Wespe.

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On the left you can also see the abdomen of a wasp belonging to the family of Ichneumonidae.
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Links könnt ihr außerdem das Abdomen einer 'Schlupfwespe' (Familie Ichneumonidae) sehen.

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The bee.
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Die Biene.

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Comments

[karensuestudios]

Aww bees are a little more round! :)

[rizatr]

wasps are the evil and useless versions of bees was my definition always..

[jaki01]

Why, because they eat other animals? We do as well ...
They are useful to regulate ecosystems, because they prevent that certain other insects are getting too numerous.

[pipurilla]

That's right! My opinion is, there is no useless creature on this planet. Every species has its place in the eco-system.

[jaki01]

Right ... but ... wait, there is maybe one, but I don't dare to name it, I mean this one with the big brain ... :-)

[pipurilla]

You mean the one that's not only useless, but also destroying everything around him? :)

[psywalker]

I know these creatures!

[hagbardceline]

Vielen Dank für einen sehr gelungenen Artikel. Ich mag Bienen und Wespen gleichermaßen.

Ja, doch. Ich mage sie fast so sehr wie es Oprah Winfrey tut. ;-)

[cheddad.kamal]

tall, schön ,das freut mich wenn mein follower bist ....

https://steemit.com/@cheddad.kamal

[tangmo]

Beautiful flowers with the bees and the wasps! Interesting information!

[vermillionfox]

Great information and images to go with it! I'm trying to think of a child I can show this to but I already know that they'll say that both are still scary.

[jaki01]

Then just answer them that the most scary animal on earth is called Homo sapiens. :-)

[vermillionfox]

Hah! I'll do just that!

[reconnectnature]

wow wieder einmal super macro photos :)
und vielen Dank für die Aufklärungsarbeit ;)

[kajalpats]

Nice educational lesson on bees and wasps. It is also interesting how honey bees and bumble bees are different. :)

[jaki01]

There are quite some ... for example bumblebees are bigger and one state contains less members. Also they are able to fly, even if temperatures are rather low as they can regulate the temperature of their flight muscles.

[mikenevitt]

Amazing pictures. Thank you mike

[steem2themoon]

Wespen sind einfach miese Viecher , Bienen dagegen sind lieb ;))

[jaki01]

Ja ... so lernt man es schon als Kind ...
Ich selbst finde Wespen super. :) Sie sind eben allesfressende und sehr wehrhafte Generalisten ... so ähnlich wie wir - nur weniger schädlich für den Planeten ... ;-)
Wespen sind in Ökosystemen wichtige Regulatoren, die verhindern, dass sich bestimmte andere Insekten zu stark vermehren; Bienen dagegen sind extrem nützliche Pflanzenbestäuber ...

[thovre]

Wasps are starting to fly around again. We're on top of them not making nests on the patio, but I do wish we would see more bees. We get the black carpenter bees but every now and then we'ser see a yellow one.

[anassohail]

one thing is for sure they both scare the crap out of me !!!! hahahhahha

[rawpride]

Great post, upvoted and followed!

[birrulibmc]

Take pictures that look beautiful, ilike

[shirish5]

Nice post. I was not knowing the difference between bees and wasps, thanks for info.

[irreverent-dan]

Nice close ups @jaki01 :) I actually didn't know that these yellow, hairless and elongated things were wasps, haha! As for the bees, I have been pretty good at recognizing them so far, mainly by their hairy bodies. Thanks for the informative article.

[stellawatson]

wowww so much beautiful and amazing...please friend upvote and follow me@stellawatson

[rocksg]

I still fear of wasps but love the bees. There is nothing wrong with the wasps but it is just my childhood fear when I was bitten by it. Pics are so colorful that gives a soothing effect to our eyes.

[cheddad.kamal]

super , good article ,go head jaki

[jaki01]

Thanks! :)

[theaustrianguy]

Bei uns in Oberösterreich gibt es leider viel zu wenige Bienen - Dafür zu viele Wespen -.- Bin dir mal gefolgt, hoffe es kommen noch mehr solch guter Artikel!

Würde mich freuen wenn du dir auch mal meine Seite ansiehst und wenn es dich interessiert auch folgst! Liebe Grüße

PS: Respekt zum erfolgreichen Profil!

[sabine-reichert]

Sehr schön erklärt, guter Artikel! Das wissen nämlich die meisten wirklich nicht. Resteem & Follow...

[jaki01]

Freut mich - und danke für's Resteemen! :)

[sabine-reichert]

Sehr gerne, verdient!

[homeartpictures]

sehr schön eingefangen mein Freund!!

[jaki01]

Danke! :) Wünsche schon mal ein schönes Wochenende (auch wenn es noch nicht ganz erreicht ist)! :)

[divyne]

Ooh yes I know: Bees are cute and fluffy and make sure the planet survives, wasps are the spawn of HELL !!! :)

[jaki01]

Oh, our planet is rather tough, but you are right, many ecosystems including our species might crash without bees ... then bacteria will have the task to restart evolution ... ;-)

[gummybadger]

Great photos! love them!

Check this guy out :)

Bee!

[ahinga]

verwechsle ich irgendwie immer...
vielen Dank für die ausführliche Zusammenfassung!

[blazing]

so basically bees are little more small than wasp

[jaki01]

That depends on the species.
The differences I named apply for most species though ...

[psywalker]

Hey :)
Sehr schöner Beitrag.. sehr informativ.. - Danke.
Ich mag Bienen.. und mit den Wespen kann ich mich langsam auch schon anfreunden :)

[olga.maslievich]

Great pictures of nature! I admire @jaki01 your skill!

[jaki01]

Thanks, my friend! :)

[olga.maslievich]

Thank you! I appreciate your support!

[jaki01]

You are welcome!

[golfhamsterr]

that's so gorgeous.

[sandaraclark]

Thanks for dropping by jaki01 ...you have a very lovely shot!!!

[sandaraclark]

followed you

[pipurilla]

Schöner informativer Post mit ganz tollen Macros! 👍🏻

[jaki01]

Danke! :)

[alol]

Very nice shoot

[aizulkamal]

Nice picture @jaki01

[sardrt]

Without bees the world dies. I was really impressed with this fact. Nice post!

[jaki01]

Oh, our earth is rather tough, but you are right, many ecosystems including our species might crash without bees ... then bacteria will have the task to restart evolution ... ;-)

[pompe72]

[sandrakartika]

A very good post. I really admire all your posts .. good luck and have a nice day 👍👍

[jaki01]

Terima kasih! :)

[liliana.duarte]

Great photos! Very colorful, the only problem is when bees and wasps are flying ;) Now seriously, sometimes it's hard to distinguish them both, maybe I need glasses!

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[gesundundfroh]

Toller informativer Beitrag. Ich finde es klasse, wenn für so eigentlich recht unbeliebte Tierchen Partei ergriffen wird. Weiter so! Alles Liebe Ellen

[mohit]

i was not aware of that to be honest thanks for sharing @jaki01