The Wasp

Imagine the fuming and the fuss

when a wasp was trapped on the bus:

everyone would start to panic

at the thought of stingers titanic!

Because these guys are rough and tough

we put their name on lots of stuff—

from sporting teams and motor cars

to navy planes and cheap cigars!

I must, though, pass on this zinger—

most wasps do not have a stinger!

Some are single and like to roam

but social wasps can build a home,

a place where they are pleased to stay--

ruled by queens they must obey.

At killing pests they are the tops:

they help us save our valued crops,

and since they eat those nasty bugs,

let’s give these wasps some great big hugs!