All wasps and bees have a complete life cycle with egg, larval, pupal and adult stages. We usually only get to see the adults as the eggs and larvae are in the nests. The larvae of bees and wasps are white and typically look like grubs.
basic - of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
Basic is studying because they are interested in seeing how the world works and applied is a one on one application with a goal in mind. Examples of basic would be studying how a vehicle moves in different places and applied would be studying and experimenting to create the best motor.