Do wasps live a long time?

Dull I know, but, I remember trapping a wasp once and forgetting to let it go, then about a month later, I picked the cap up whilst I was tidying up, and it was still underneath it, and alive

And it flew off

Posted By: pants on August 3rd 2011 at 11:32:19

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The Aussies discussing how England are the model to follow to regain sporting greatness... (Other Sports) - megson, Aug 3, 10:31:43
- "Since 2008, England have averaged an excellent 27 per wicket from Nos 7-10 with 11-centur (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:22:40
- Seems to be too much science in sport (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 10:42:42
  - Can't see any mention of science in that article (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 11:19:17
    - I think it's just the usual thing where a team doing well, must be doing something new, (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 11:28:17
      - Not so much something 'new' here as something 'right'. The same 'right' (Other Sports) - megson, Aug 3, 12:09:35
      - It's not only that though (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 11:58:28
        
        Barcelona being another obvious example... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 12:00:32
    - me neither (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 3, 11:21:18
      - It would be a great feature on here, if the ignore filter, filtered out follow ups (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 11:29:41
  - You can't have too much science. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 10:51:06
    - There are too many species of wasps. (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 3, 11:12:10
      - Do wasps live a long time? (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 11:32:19
        
        Just over a month I think. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 3, 11:53:26
        
        wow. so that wasp spent its entire life in himmers's cup (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 11:55:29
        
        And lived a remarkably similar existence. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 3, 12:06:00
        
        rofl (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 12:06:52
        
        Wiki wiki wah wah west (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 11:56:55
        
        I want to know why two wasps in particular won' t leave my lettuce alone... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 11:42:45
        
        How do you know it's the same two? (n/m) (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 11:59:47
        
        They wear matching jumpers (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 12:02:52
        
        Black & yellow stripes? (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 12:04:08
        
        The former... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 12:08:49
        
        and probably best if you kill them before eating them... (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 12:15:48
        
        Really? Danish wasps are more laid back though... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 12:23:33
        
        Apart from the riding bikes thing they seem pretty similar to this untrained eye (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 13:27:17
        
        Plant onions next to your lettuce. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:46:29
        
        Eat the lettuce. (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 3, 11:52:07
        
        Yes, I know all of that... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 11:57:30
        
        Fresh food tastes nice shocker! (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 12:00:09
        
        and spunk your beans down the parsley patch (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 3, 11:49:37
        
        I have runner and green beans growing in the same trug as my lettuces... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 11:55:15
        
        Ah, but then again, Science seems to suggest that those wasps might be protecting your let (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:48:15
        
        From what? Bees? (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 3, 11:52:51
        
        Shore Flys. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:55:16
        
        ^^^ Science. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:48:37
        
        That is VERY interesting... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 11:51:54
        
        Well I dunno. A chap points out why wasps might be at your lettuce and all of a sudden it (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 12:00:27
        
        I no not what you are talking about (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 3, 12:03:25
    - ............. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 10:58:21
      - odd. that wasn't the link I meant to post. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 3, 11:00:48
        
        I liked the first one best. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Aug 3, 11:13:40

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