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Wasps typically feed on nectar and sweet fruits. They also hunt small insects, but for larvae, adult wasps prefer sugary foods. In the spring, the queen wasp searches for a place to build a nest, often making it in the ground. She lays about 20-40 eggs and collects food for the first larvae herself. These are often the largest workers, bigger than subsequent generations. When the first 10 workers mature, the queen stops leaving the nest and only lays eggs. The workers take care of the rest of the tasks, and the nest grows quickly. In the fall, young queens and drones are born in the nest. The old queen is usually killed, and the young females are fed a high-calorie sweet food to store fat for the winter. Chaos reigns in the nest, and the drones and young queens leave. In the fall, mating flights occur, and the young queens are fertilized. The fertilized queen looks for a place to hibernate, and winter sets in. Only young queens survive the winter; the remaining wasps die. Old nests are not reused; sometimes, wasps dismantle them to obtain building material.
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