Hornets and bees have many similarities, but what are there key differences? Read here to learn more about their differences.

Like butterflies, wasps and bees start life as helpless larvae. Wasp and bee larvae are essentially big stomachs with a mouth. They have no legs, and are stuck in place until they're grown.

Those big bumble bees and wasps you might have seen in your garden are likely the queens preparing their nests and colonies for summer.

A bumble bee foraging for nectar. Jennifer Jandt, CC BY-NC-SA. Bumble bees and yellowjacket wasps typically nest in the ground (though you might see some nesting in trees or buildings).

Although bees and wasps are both members of the same Order, Hymenoptera, they’re hardly the same insects. Hornets, on the other hand, are actually just a type of wasp, so in essence, they are ...

Bees aren't the only species with a queen. Some wasp species have queens, and others don’t.

Bees aren't the only species with a queen. Some wasp species have queens, and others don’t.

IT is almost impossible to irritate a worker wasp or bumble-bee to the pitch that it will fly to attack, except when it is defending its home. The queen wasp or bumble-bee will not even defend her ...