Yellowjacket
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Yellowjacket is the common name in North America for predatory social wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking coun
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Face of a southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)
Yellowjacket stinger in its sheath in a scanning electron microscope
Yellowjacket eating an apple
Hornet
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Hornets are wasps of the genus Vespa in the subfamily Vespinae. They are the largest of the eusocial wasps. Species like the European hornet can grow to 35 mm in length, while other species like the A
Yellowjacket
…All females are capable of stinging. Yellowjackets are important predators of pest insects. Yellowjackets may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps such as Polistes dominula. A typical yellowjacket worker is about 12 mm (0.47 in) long, with alternating bands on the abdomen; the queen…
Hornet
European hornet with the remnants of a honey bee
A European hornet stinger under an optical microscope
The structure of an incipient nest