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Aerial Yellowjackets

Dolichovespula

Aerial Yellowjackets are small, yellow and black insects that can be found buzzing around in the summer. They build their nests high up in trees or under eaves, and they are known for their fast flying and social behavior.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, forests

Aussehen

The Aerial Yellowjacket has a sleek, segmented body with vivid yellow and black bands across its abdomen. Its head features distinctive yellow markings, often including an anchor-shaped design on its face. Unlike furry bees, it appears smooth and has a sharply defined, narrow waist.

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Aerial Yellowjackets
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Aerial Yellowjackets

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen yellowjacket starts a whole new colony all by herself each spring!

Some aerial yellowjacket colonies can grow as large as a football!

Their papery nests are made from chewed wood fibers mixed with their own saliva!

They are excellent predators, catching flies and caterpillars to feed their young.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master Architect

Aerial Yellowjackets can construct impressive, football-shaped paper nests because they chew wood fibers mixed with saliva.

Fähigkeit

Potent Protector

Aerial Yellowjackets have a smooth stinger that allows them to sting multiple times, helping them defend their colony effectively.

Fähigkeit

Natural Pest Controller

Aerial Yellowjackets can hunt and paralyze various insects and spiders, helping to control pest populations in their habitat.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1000

Ernährung und Fütterung

Aerial Yellowjackets are skilled hunters and scavengers, eating insects and sugary foods.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are fed insects by adults, while adults primarily consume nectar and sugary substances.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Nectar
  • Ripe fruit
  • Carrion

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Adults capture flies to feed their developing larvae.

hunts

Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Larvae of this butterfly are a protein source for young yellowjackets.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons occasionally raid aerial nests for larvae.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Be careful and keep your distance from Yellowjackets, especially near their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Aerial Yellowjackets?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Aerial Yellowjackets?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Aerial Yellowjackets?

20-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Aerial Yellowjackets?

20 km/h

Was frisst Aerial Yellowjackets?

Aerial Yellowjackets are skilled hunters and scavengers, eating insects and sugary foods.

Wo findet man Aerial Yellowjackets normalerweise?

Urban areas, forests

Wie jagt Aerial Yellowjackets?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Aerial Yellowjackets?

6

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