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  2. Hornet - Wikipedia

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    See text. Hornets (insects in the genus Vespa) are the largest of the eusocial wasps, and are similar in appearance to yellowjackets, their close relatives. Some species can reach up to 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in length. They are distinguished from other vespine wasps by the relatively large top margin of the head. Worldwide, 22 species of Vespa are ...

  3. Sphex - Wikipedia

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    Sphex. Wasps of the genus Sphex (commonly known as digger wasps) are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae ( sensu lato ), though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae. [ 1] There are over 130 known Sphex species.

  4. Polistes fuscatus - Wikipedia

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    Vespa nestor Fabricius, 1798. Polistes fuscatus, whose common name is the dark or northern paper wasp, is widely found in eastern North America, from southern Canada through the southern United States. [ 2] It often nests around human development.

  5. Eastern yellowjacket - Wikipedia

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    Vespula inexpectata Landolt et al., 2010 (Missp.) The eastern yellow jacket or eastern yellowjacket ( Vespula maculifrons) is a wasp found in eastern North America. [ 1] Although most of their nests are subterranean, they are often considered a pest due to their nesting in recreational areas and buildings. [ 2]

  6. Polistes exclamans - Wikipedia

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    Polistes exclamans, the Guinea paper wasp, is a social wasp and is part of the family Vespidae of the order Hymenoptera. [ 2] It is found throughout the United States, Mexico, the Bahamas, Jamaica and parts of Canada. [ 3][ 4] Due to solitary nest founding by queens, P. exclamans has extended its range in the past few decades and now covers the ...

  7. Characteristics of common wasps and bees - Wikipedia

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    Commonly uses small rodent nests, may use bird cavity nests. Small umbrella-shaped papery combs hanging horizontally in protected spaces such as attics, eaves or soil cavities. Large paper nest, upside down pear shaped, hanging from branches and eaves; also barns and attics. Some yellowjacket species nest in the ground.

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