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WASP
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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WASP a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, formed in
World War II mainly owing to a shortage of suitable male pilots. About 1,000 in number, they undertook various air duties, particularly ferrying aircraft, starting in 1943. They were disbanded in 1944, shortly after the
D-Day landing. Just under forty died in training or in service. Though they were never officially militarized, they were the first women in history trained to fly U.S. military aircraft.
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Wasps can detect odors on the cheap
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...be found using a "Wasp Hound" not a dog...contraption containing wasps trained to zero in...larvae. The female wasp forages for caterpillars...her eggs, and the wasps learn about their...In the study, the wasps were trained to identify...minutes. Because a wasp's lifespan is just...
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Wasps trained to detect odor
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 11/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...be found using a "Wasp Hound" - not a dog...contraption containing wasps trained to zero in...larvae. The female wasp forages for caterpillars...her eggs, and the wasps learn about their...In the study, the wasps were trained to identify...minutes. Because a wasp's lifespan is just...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Wasps win set to take sting out of England's South African squad.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/23/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: By Alex Lowe Wasps left England coach Brian Ashton with a...Heineken Cup final against Leicester. Wasps rallied from 13-0 down to score 30 unanswered...nightmare day for Ashton who will not have any Wasps or Leicester players for the first Test...
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; ; ; Wasps retain Cup control
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 5/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; HOLDERS Wasps retained the Tetley's Bitter Cup with...Denney all crossed the Saints' line as Wasps triumphed in spite of a record- breaking...individual landmark with 18 points, but Wasps avenged their Heineken Cup quarter-final...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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WASP YOUR PROBLEM? Their stings are venomous machine guns, they love to get drunk and this summer they're everywhere. Yet ROBIN PAGE insists we should learn to love them.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...m biased: I like wasps -- and I'm proud...delicious cream tea with a wasp by the river in Ely...friends. For if a wasp is killed or injured...that will cause other wasps from the nest...deserved it. The wasp wasn't causing him...year, the worker wasps are made redundant...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Wasps beat battling Dragons, but still go out of the cup; eDF ENERGY cup.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 11/3/2008; 700+ words
; WASPS won their second EDF Energy Cup match 21...could have won the match themselves. For Wasps, it was a case of win and hope that Newcastle...Whites went through after an 11-10 victory. Wasps started the match three points behind the...
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Wasps win European title by upsetting Leicester, 25-9RUGBY UNION
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...fashion, the underdog won, as the Wasps beat Leicester, 25-9.The game was...Gloucester in that game at Twickenham. The Wasps had not even made those playoffs and had not played for three weeks.The Wasps starting 15 may have averaged 222 pounds...
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Wasp glut is putting sting into summer.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 8/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...There are two types of wasps commonly found in the UK, the Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris...parasites, to feed young wasps. Wasp stings are designed...the location of the wasp nest it may not be necessary to destroy it. Wasps will not become a...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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Wasps sting Gloucester to book Euro semi
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 4/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...Lansdowne Road." Last season Wasps finished 15 points behind...possession and territory." Wasps were 19-3 ahead at half...Munster." However, former Wasp forward Ryan added: "We lost the game because Wasps were significantly better...
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Wasps make poor losers
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/20/2006; 661 words
; ...occurred only when the wasp was loosing its...suggesting that wasps may be helpful in...good knowledge of wasp behaviour, including how wasps from the same and...well as recording wasp behaviour on video...behaviour of the wasps in tandem, which...
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Wasps
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...developing larvae of the wasp. Although quite small, parasitic wasps can be rather abundant...potter or mud-dauber wasp ( Eumenes fraterna...shrubs. The spider wasps (family Pompilidae...species is the tarantula wasp ( Pepsis mildei ) which...
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wasp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...abdomen by a narrow stalk (hence the term "wasp-waisted" ). Some wasps are solid black or dark blue, but most have...and solitary forms (e.g., the potter wasps). Social Wasps In social wasp colonies there are usually three castes...
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wasps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...SCOLIIDAE ; SOCIAL WASPS ; SOLITARY WASPS ; TIPHIIDAE ; VESPIDAE . 2. ( chalcid wasps ) See CHALCIDAE ; CHALCIDOIDEA ; EULOPHIDAE...TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE . 3. ( cockroach wasp ) See AMPULICIDAE . 4. ( ensign wasps ) See EVANIIDAE . 5. ( fig wasps...
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solitary wasps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
solitary wasps (order Hymenoptera , suborder Apocrita ) Name generally given to wasps that do not live in colonies, e.g. potter wasps, mason wasps, and spider-hunting wasps. Mason wasps make nests from particles of sand and soil stuck...
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hunting wasp
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
hunting wasp Any wasp species in which the females seek spider...Aculeata): Pompilidae (spider-hunting wasps), Vespidae subfamily Eumeninae (caterpillar and beetle-hunting wasps), and Ampulicidae and Sphecidae (digger...
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