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What are wasps?
· 13 min · S1 E537
Episode What are wasps?
Have you ever wondered why wasps crash your summer picnics? It turns out, these buzzy bugs are actually secret superheroes of the insect world! In this episode, Mira and Finn uncover the mind-blowing truth about wasps and why we desperately need them on Earth. Did you know that wasps were making waterproof paper millions of years before humans even existed? A single queen uses her own spit and chewed-up wood to build giant, skyscraper-like paper cities that can hold up to ten thousand bugs!
We also solve the ultimate playground mystery: why can a wasp sting more than once when a honeybee cannot? You will learn all about their super-smooth stingers and their incredible hunting skills. Wasps are the ultimate garden protectors, eating an unbelievable fourteen million kilograms of squishy caterpillars and garden pests every single summer! Plus, discover the secret, microscopic wasp that loses its wings just to sneak inside a fig, saving the fruit from going totally extinct. Get ready to turn the least popular guest at your picnic into your new favorite bug!
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