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.
So it is with research. From another point of view, basic research is an investment in which, if wisely planned, the proceeds from a small portion not identifiable in. advance more than pay for the total outlay. The essential difference between basic and applied research lies in. the freedom permitted the scientist.