How Can Queen Wasps Fly?

Unlike worker wasps, queen wasps have a larger body and a pointier stinger. They are able to lay more than two hundred thousand eggs a season. Besides laying eggs, they also spend a lot of time nursing and feeding the larvae.

They also build a nest where they can live for a long time. They build their nests in cracks and crevices of wood, attics, garden sheds, or inside old cars. Some of the nests are made up of small cells, but others have a honeycomb structure.

The queen wasp begins to build her nest in early spring. It can take several weeks to complete the nest, and the queen will be the first to emerge.

The queen wasp will spend most of her time inside the nest. She will lay one egg per cell. After the nest is complete, she will no longer go outside. In fact, she will begin to focus solely on nursing and egg-laying.

The queen wasp’s abdomen becomes swollen with eggs, and she loses her ability to fly. She also folds her wings under her body.

When the weather gets cooler, the queen wasp will enter a state of hibernation. She will find a sheltered place to stay for the winter. The nest she builds will have a hole in the bottom for easy access. The nest will also protect the queen from predators.

After hibernation, the queen will begin laying eggs in the nest. During spring and summer, the queen wasp will lay up to a thousand eggs a day.