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paper wasp

NOUN
  1. any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper

How To Use paper wasp In A Sentence

  • South African paper wasps, or hornets as they are also called, are often encountered underneath overhangs such as the eaves of roofs but do not form very big groups.
  • Paper wasps are longer, thinner, and more smooth and shiny than honey bees and have longer, narrower waists (called petioles) than do bees.
  • The word wasp almost immediately conjures up an image of hornets swarming from papery football-shaped nests, or the fierce stings of the common paper wasp.
  • But in an unusual role reversal, paper wasp queens beg their young for a meal.
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