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Do wasps have a queen like bees do?

  • Written by Caralyn Zehnder, Lecturer in Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Some wasps are social insects, meaning they live in groups and have a queen.umsiedlungen/Pixabay.com), CC BY-SA

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Is there a queen wasp? - Gabriel H., age 7, Providence, Rhode Island

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