Today's wasp of the day is Celonites abbreviatus!
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What is the difference between a bee and a wasp? Well, to put it in the simplest wayβ bees are complete nectarivores and get protein by processing pollen and nectar in multiple ways while wasps are only nectarivores as adults and get all their protein needs out of the way as larvae by consuming bug meat. So here comes the exception; despite being more related to yellowjackets and paper wasps than they are to bees, members of the group referred to as "pollen wasps" feed their larvae a diet sourced entirely from plant pollen and nectar, just like bees. Though while bees are known for processing it and making it more of a "bread", these wasps do it more stew style.
They also sleep very similarly to scoliid wasp (which they are only distantly related to) by curling up tightly around sticks or grass
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