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The Wonderful World of Wasps

"Wasps are terrible. They come jam-packed full of pain and anger, and they love to sting us out of the blue while we're minding our own business....

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, and a honey bee, Apis mellifera) sharing a rose in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, and a honey bee, Apis mellifera) sharing a rose in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A thirsty Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping water from a fountain in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A thirsty Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping water from a fountain in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, preying on a caterpillar of the Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, preying on a caterpillar of the Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The nest of an European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, tucked inside a shrub in a garden in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The nest of an European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, tucked inside a shrub in a garden in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wasp Love!

"Wasp love." You don't hear those two words often, but you'll hear them often from Amy Toth, who's hoping that the hashtag, #wasplove, will draw...

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, foraging for food. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, foraging for food. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of a European paper wasp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of a European paper wasp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Amy Toth with a favorite wasp. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University)

Amy Toth with a favorite wasp. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University)

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