2 Bees and Wasps

Bees and Wasps

蜜蜂和黄蜂

Hairy insects. Bees and wasps are types of insects. Wasps have thin, smooth bodies and legs, but bees are fatter and furrier. This is a bumblebee. It has lots of fuzzy hairs on its legs and body that keep it warm.

毛茸茸的昆虫。蜜蜂和黄蜂是昆虫的种类。 黄蜂有瘦而光滑的身体和腿，但蜜蜂更胖，皮毛更多。 这是一只大黄蜂。它的腿和身体上有很多毛茸茸的毛，用来保暖。

Body parts. Bees and wasps have some parts of their bodies that are the same. All bees and wasps have six legs. At the end of each leg is a tiny claw that's good for gripping.

身体部位。蜜蜂和黄蜂身体的某些部位是相同的。 所有的蜜蜂和黄蜂都有六条腿。 每条腿的末端都有一个小爪子，便于抓握。

They have two feelers on their heads that they use to smell and touch. Most bees and wasps have two pairs of wings. One pair of wings is smaller than the other. This photograph shows a type of large wasp called a hornet. Not all bees and wasps are black and yellow. Some have brown, red, blue or green bodies.

它们的头上有两个触角，用来闻和摸。 大多数蜜蜂和黄蜂都有两对翅膀。 一对翅膀比另一对小。 这张照片显示了一种叫做大黄蜂的大黄蜂。 不是所有的蜜蜂和黄蜂都是黑色和黄色的。 有的身体呈棕色、红色、蓝色或绿色。

Fast fliers. Most bees and wasps can fly. Before a bee flies it warms itself by resting in the sun or shaking its body. If a bumblebee gets wet, it can't fly. It has to wait until it's dry again. Some wasps can't fly at all. Female velvet ant wasps, like this one, don't have any wings.

快速飞行。大多数蜜蜂和黄蜂都会飞。 蜜蜂在飞行前会在阳光下休息或摇晃身体来取暖。 如果大黄蜂湿了，它就不能飞了。 它必须等到它再次干燥。 有些黄蜂根本不会飞。 雌性绒蚁黄蜂，就像这只，没有翅膀。

The buzzing sound you hear from a bee or wasp is made when it flaps its wings. Bumblebees have big, round bodies but their wings are small. They have to beat their wings very quickly so they can fly. This is a red-tailed bumblebee. It beats its wings 200 times every second to stay in the air.

你从蜜蜂或黄蜂那里听到的嗡嗡声是它们扇动翅膀时发出的。 大黄蜂有又大又圆的身体，但是它们的翅膀很小。 它们必须快速拍打翅膀才能飞翔。 这是一只红尾大黄蜂。 为了停留在空中，它每秒拍打翅膀200次。