Why wasps are more important than you think

Brut America

Many people hate them, and yet wasps are crucial for our ecosystems... Here's why.

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00:30What is the difference between geckos and bees?

00:33Geckos and bees differ quite easily.

00:37There is one remarkable feature,

00:41most bees are hairy,

00:45while geckos have a completely smooth body.

00:49Another remarkable feature, morphologically,

00:53is what we call the gecko size.

00:55In bees, there is no fine junction

00:59between the thorax and the abdomen,

01:01so they are very close together,

01:03much more hairy.

01:25What is the role of geckos in the ecosystem?

01:35No matter what we say,

01:37geckos have a crucial interest in the ecosystem,

01:41in the biodiversity.

01:43They have a major role because they are predators.

01:46They hunt other small insects

01:50to feed their larvae in the nest.

01:55So they have an interest in regulating the population

01:59of insects that humans will sometimes consider harmful.

02:02And besides that, animals that we appreciate a lot,

02:06like birds,

02:07will consume geckos for their food.

02:11What is the role of geckos in the ecosystem?

02:16Geckos have a crucial interest in the ecosystem,

02:20in the biodiversity.

02:22They hunt other small insects

02:25to feed their larvae in the nest.

02:28And besides that, animals that we appreciate a lot,

02:32like birds,

02:33will consume geckos for their food.

02:36What is the role of geckos in the ecosystem?

02:51What also gives us the impression

02:54of seeing a lot of geckos

02:56is that it doesn't rain a lot,

02:59and not enough.

03:00And so these insects will come,

03:02will get closer to humans,

03:05who will be on their terrace,

03:07who will be having a barbecue,

03:09who will be in their pool,

03:10to be able to drink.

03:12The hotter the summers,

03:14and especially the hotter the springs,

03:16the smaller the nests,

03:18geckos, frogs, and others,

03:20will be large,

03:23and will be built very early.

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