The name of this social insect comes from the Latin word vespa
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J! Archive - Show #4254, aired 2003-02-13  This soccer player whose real first name is Mariel is one of 4 women to have .... The name of this social insect comes from the Latin word vespa...
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Vespula vulgaris - Wikipedia  The name Vespula vulgaris comes from the origin of the word 'vulgaris' which means 'common' in Latin, therefore giving the name, the common wasp.
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Hornet - Wikipedia  Hornets are the largest of the eusocial wasps, and are similar in appearance to their close ... Most species make exposed nests in trees and shrubs, but some (like Vespa ... During this time, the queen feeds it a protein-rich diet of insects. ... during the next two weeks, transforms into an adult, a process called metamorphosis.
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QI Talk Forum | View topic - Wasps  Here's the abridged version: Social insects are so called because they live in ... word for wasp "Gupe", which also comes from Latin "Vespa".
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Vespiary | Define Vespiary at Dictionary.com  Vespiary definition, a nest of social wasps. See more. ... Insect Architecture James Rennie. British Dictionary ... Word Origin. C19: from Latin vespa a wasp, on the model of apiary ... What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its name?
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Species Heteropoda venatoria - Huntsman Spider - BugGuide.Net  Sep 10, 2004 ... Heteropoda venatoria - female very large wolf spider - Heteropoda venatoria - female Orb Weaver Spider - Neoscona ... Explanation of Names. Heteropoda (Greek) venatoria (Latin) translates to 'hunter with unequal legs.'.
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June 2014  mashed radish  Jun 27, 2014 ... Both forms named did name scarlet as a color, but they originally ... More specifically, as Wikipedia puts it, the dye is derived from the ... Speaking of worms, vermilion, another brilliant red hue, is from the Latin vermiculus, little worm, .... Words also changed their vowels to change meaning and function: I...
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LATIN FOR BUTTERFLY, by michelle valois - The Ampersand Review  Jun 29, 2014 ... ... Latin for butterfly; or papillon, French for the same; or Papillon, the 1973 movie ... Papillon, as in butterfly, as in the tattoo on McQueen's chest, as in his ... few hours you knew its name before you exchanged phone numbers or bodily fluids;. as in Steve McQueen's character, an innocent man wrongfully...
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CABINET // Reversing the Regular Order of Nature: An Interview ...  Across the board with carnivorous species, she discovered that multiple functions ... Treat figured this out via very direct meanssticking her finger in a flytrap and ... The plant is native to the Carolinas; its Latin name is Dionaea muscipula. ... Latin is wrong and actually translates as mousetrapso, Aphrodite's mousetrap!
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The Etymology of the Word 'Arugula' - Bon Apptit  May 23, 2013 ... In a British salad, the peppery plant would be called rocket, a ... northern Italian dialect word, ruchetta, which worked its way over the ... Eruca was also the Latin word for caterpillar, making arugula something like the caterpillar plant. ... but that has more to do with the caterpillar than the crunchy greens.
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Audi and Volvo - Latin origin of the car company names - High Names  Mar 20, 2013 ... Both car company names derive from Latin words and prove that this original ... They decided on the Latin word volvere, meaning to roll. It seems a logical word choice since the purpose of working on a Swedish car project was to ... different words when saying I roll, you roll, etc) and voil  you have Volvo.
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The ancient Romans gave it its name, which means "hairy cat"  Jeopardy Question: THE INSECT WORLD - The ancient Romans gave it its name, which means "hairy cat"
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Yellowjackets and Other Social Wasps - UC Statewide IPM Program  In California, yellowjackets are the primary pests among the social wasps. ... number of different species of wasps in the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula (family Vespidae). Included in this group of ground-nesting species are the western yellowjacket, ... Sometimes white, legless, grublike larvae can be seen from below.
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History - Stanley Scooters  The Vespa (which means wasp in Italian) was the result of Enrico Piaggio's ... Finally, he designed a body that would protect the driver so that he would not get dirty ... Corradino D'Ascanio only needed a few days to refine his idea and prepare the ... names at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Florence, for a motor...
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Free Flashcards about ANCIENT ROME - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about ANCIENT ROME. ... IT'S THE NAME OF AN ANCIENT ROMAN SAFETY PIN, AS WELL AS A ... THE ANCIENT ROMANS GAVE THIS INSECT A NAME MEANING "HAIRY CAT", CATERPILLAR.
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Pulviscular - Martha Barnette  Written in Latin, the poem was called Pamphilus, seu de Amore, which means .... the crane, and in Old French a "crane's foot" was a referred to as a pie de grue. In fact, picture a genealogical chart with its three-line diagrams indicating .... with your pilpul, can we talk about something more important -- like what's for dinner?".
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Wooly Worms and the Weather - University of Illinois Extension  Each fall, it's hard not to notice little wooly worms crawling across roads, sidewalks, and ... "The ancient Romans used the Latin term catta pilosa, literally "hairy cat," to describe them. ... "Tiger moths get their name from their bright coloration.
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SPVM Pest Library | Scientific Pest and Vegetation Management  Ants set up permanent colony nests with a wide variety of habitats usually ... Australia has representatives of 5 of these families with only 428 species ... The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive ito) is Spanish for little fly. ... tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood.
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Pests | Cockroach | Roaches | Blatta | Rodents | Rats | Norway ...  The name Blattodea is derived from "blatta", the Greek word for cockroach. ... American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana). These two species are what scientist call peri-domestic insects. ... While some would have you believe that rodents are solely a problem within urban city limits, rodents can survive and do thrive in all...
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Nerdfighteria Wiki - Complex Animals: Annelids & Arthropods ...  Jul 2, 2012 ... Hank continues our exploration of animal phyla with the more ... thorax, exoskeleton, chitin, jointed feet, cheliceriformes, arachnid, ... pupae, crustacea, shrimp, crab Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse ... In fact, the word Annelida comes from the Greek for "little rings," and...
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Bug - Online Etymology Dictionary  1878 by Thomas Edison (perhaps with the notion of an insect getting into the works). ... Bug-word "word or words meant to irritate and vex" is from 1560s. bug (v.1)  Look ... Related: Bugged; bugging. bug (v.3)  Look up bug at Dictionary.com...