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  2. European hornet - Wikipedia

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    The European hornet ( Vespa crabro) is the largest eusocial wasp native to Europe. It is also the only true hornet (genus Vespa) found in North America, having been introduced to the United States and Canada from Europe as early as 1840. [ 1][ 2] Vespines, such as V. crabro, are known for making intricate paper-like nests out of surrounding ...

  3. Hornet - Wikipedia

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    A European hornet stinger under an optical microscope. Hornets have stingers used to kill prey and defend nests. Hornet stings are more painful to humans than typical wasp stings because hornet venom contains a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine. [8] [9] Individual hornets can sting repeatedly.

  4. Vespula germanica - Wikipedia

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    Vespula germanica, the European wasp, German wasp, or German yellowjacket is a species of wasp found in much of the Northern Hemisphere, native to Europe, Northern Africa, and temperate Asia. It has spread and become well-established in many other places, including North America, South America ( Argentina and Chile ), Australia, South Africa ...

  5. Asian hornet - Wikipedia

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    The nest is of paper, roughly in the shape of a huge egg, usually at least half a meter (20") long. Unlike the nest of the European hornet (V. crabro), its exit is usually lateral rather than at the bottom. The nesting season is long, and a colony commonly begins by building a nest in a low shrub, then abandoning it after some months and ...

  6. European paper wasp - Wikipedia

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    The European paper wasp ( Polistes dominula) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than those of most Polistes species—many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes —giving it superior survivability compared to other wasp species during a ...

  7. Dolichovespula maculata - Wikipedia

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    Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.It is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and bull wasp.

  8. Vespula vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Vespula vulgaris is a eusocial vespid that builds its tan paper nest in or on a structure capable of supporting it. A founding queen searches for a hollow tree, wall cavity, rock crevice, or even a hole made by other animals to build a nest. The extraordinary adaptation skills of V. vulgaris enable it to live in a wide range of habitats, from ...

  9. Invasive yellow-legged hornet queen captured in Jasper ... - AOL

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    One-by-one, the hornet picks forager bees off before they get back to the nest, leaving the colony undisturbed. The first yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) was detected in Savannah in August 2023.

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