Bees and Wasps Word Search
Free Bees and Wasps word search. We picked 12 themed words — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: HONEYBEE, BUMBLEBEE, CARPENTERBEE, HORNET, YELLOWJACKET, PAPERWASP, MUDDAUBER, CUCKOO, BEEHIVE, NECTAR, POLLEN, POLLINATION.
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Bees and Wasps word list, defined
- HONEYBEE /ˈhʌnibɪp/ · noun
- A honeybee is a bee that produces honey, especially the common western honeybee, Apis mellifera, kept by beekeepers for honey and pollination. The term can also refer more broadly to bees that collect nectar and make honey. Related: bee.
- BUMBLEBEE /ˈbʌmbəlbiː/ · noun
- A large, hairy, social bee of the genus Bombus, typically marked with black and yellow bands and known for the loud buzzing sound it makes as it flies. Related: bumble bee, humblebee.
- HORNET /ˈhɔːnɪt/ · noun
- A large, often black-and-yellow wasp with a prominent sting. Hornets belong to the wasp family and are generally more aggressive than many smaller wasps. Related: wasp, yellowjacket, hornet wasp.
- YELLOWJACKET /ˈjɛloʊˌdʒækɪt/ · noun
- Any of several stinging social wasps in the genus Vespula, especially the common yellowjacket (Vespula germanica), characterized by yellow-and-black body markings. Related: wasp, yellow wasp, social wasp.
- CUCKOO /ˈkʊkuː/ · noun
- A medium-sized bird of the family Cuculidae, known especially for the common cuckoo's habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds. Also used informally to mean a foolish or crazy person. Related: fool, nitwit, simpleton, ninny.
- BEEHIVE /ˈbiːhaɪv/ · noun
- A box or structure in which bees live and store honey, especially a domesticated colony's hive; also, by extension, the colony of bees itself. Related: hive, apiary, skep, honeycomb.
- NECTAR /ˈnɛktər/ · noun
- A sweet liquid secreted by flowers and collected by insects and other pollinators as a source of nectar. In classical mythology, nectar is also the drink of the gods. Related: honey, syrup, ambrosia, sweetness.
- POLLEN /ˈpɒlən/ (British); /ˈpɑːlən/ (US) · noun
- Pollen is the fine powdery substance produced by flowering plants, consisting of microscopic grains that contain the male reproductive cells. It is transferred by wind, insects, birds, and other animals during pollination. Related: pollen grains, male spores.
- POLLINATION /ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
- The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures of a flower to the female reproductive structures, enabling fertilization. It may occur within the same flower, between flowers of the same plant, or between different plants. Related: pollen transfer, pollen dispersal.
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