What is point of Wasp's??

Question

Why are they here, they are just annoying
seriously, do they serve a purpose?

Answer 1

from the point of view of a wasp:
what is the point of humans? They are just annoying, seriously, do they serve a purpose?

And given that many more humans kill wasps, just because they are annoyed by them than vice versa, the viewpoint of the wasp seems to me to have way more validity.

Don't be so anthropocentric.

Answer 2

Oh, come on! I see your point, but what's the point of any creature, including the most destructive on the whole planet. Us!
But if that's the way of it, then I choose: -

1. The funnel web spider. Deadly to humans, with a toxin which is specifically deadly to primates. Why? It's not as if they can eat us.They're just malicious b**tards.

2. Mosquitoes, tapeworms and other parasites. I can see why aetheists would cite these creatures as evidence for the non-existence of God.

Whereas wasps, on the other hand, exist so that...er...well, it's because...um...
Oh, OK, wasps can go on the list as well.

Answer 3

Most wasp species are predators. Their function is in the control of many other insect species. They are actually very effective parasitoids, and because of this efficiency they have been used for decades as biological control agents. Many crop pests including hornworms and scale insects which cost millions of dollars in loss annulally are controled by wasps. Without these predators, tomatoes, oranges, tobacco, and many other important crops would be so scarce that the price of them would skyrocket.
Their method of efficiency is that they will lay one egg on the back of a caterpillar, and throught the process of polyembrony, the egg multiplies itself, producing hundreds of larvae. These larvae hatch, kill the caterpillar, and pupate. Once development is compltete, the newly formed wasps will emerge and go out in search of their own caterpillar to deposit eggs on. After a year, there are millions of these wasps and they are naturally able to control the number of potentially devastating pest species.
In nature, most moths and beetles have some species of wasp that is their specific parasitoid. Without these parasitoids, longhorn beetles would reduce the forest to sawdust and caterpillars would strip every leaf off of every plant they can find. Wasps act to control theri numbers, and keep a balance between the pests and the hosts.
I hope that answers your question!

Answer 4

I've just been researching your question and there doesn't seem to be any good reason for their existence..only to terrify humans and bees at times..Wasps are much nastier than bees and, in some parts of the world, even attack beehives. Failing that, they attack humans.

Wasps can sting, as do bees, but wasps can sting many times which bees can't. As a result wasps can be very nasty things to find in your trouser leg, or in a can of fizzy drink when you have just taken a mouthful. OUCH!!

Answer 5

I think wasps are supposed to serve as food for some animals such as birds and some toads or frogs and they also hunt bees to keep their populations in check. They also add biomass to the planet as their bodies will contribute to the accumulation of sediments and materials that will go through the carbon cycle. Also ants can consume them once they pass on. Some species also assist in pollination.

Answer 6

Apart from being horrid stingy things I think they help pollinate plants and stuff. You can also get some great fancy dress outfits to make you look like a wasp ha ha.

Answer 7

The following has received 2 best answers for me, and many thumbs up, and is completely true.

they actually kill and live off garden pests most of the year, They only start on fruit at the end of the year because the queen has thorwn them out of the nest, and that's where they used to get the sweet stuff from to keep them alive. So they go to other things to get sugar, and if you try to get the fruit at the same time, they will ssting. If you jsut ignore them they will not sting you, but if you flap your hands at them, or try swatting them, they get angry, and lash out back

Answer 8

The point of a wasp is on it's bum...and it hurts.

Answer 9

everything has a purpose or they would be extinct, wasps can pollenate(sp?)flowers better than bees and they are a more more aggresive too and they also keep aay pesky birds and bugs too

Answer 10

What is point of Question??
no
they are trying to survive long enough to reproduce
no
ask this question in Religion and Spirituality not in Zoology