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Common Aerial Yellowjacket

Dolichovespula arenaria

The Common Aerial Yellowjacket is a buzzing insect known for its bright yellow and black stripes. They are often seen flying around flowers and picnic areas, looking for food.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Common Aerial Yellowjacket has a distinctly slender body with bright yellow and black bands. Its face is mostly yellow with a prominent black anchor-shaped mark. Unlike bees, it has a very narrow waist connecting its thorax and abdomen, giving it a sleek appearance.

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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A queen yellowjacket can live for an entire year!

Adult yellowjackets love to sip sweet flower nectar and fruit!

Baby yellowjackets are fed a diet of finely chewed insects!

Their impressive nests are made from chewed-up wood pulp!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Architect

Common Aerial Yellowjacket can build large, papery nests high in trees using chewed wood fibers that helps shelter its entire colony.

Fähigkeit

Protein Provider

Common Aerial Yellowjacket can hunt various insects using its powerful jaws and agile flight, providing protein for its growing larvae.

Fähigkeit

Defensive Sting

Common Aerial Yellowjacket has a smooth stinger that helps them defend their nest and deter threats without losing their weapon.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-30 mm
Größe
10-17 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
4000

Ernährung und Fütterung

These helpful insects eat pests as larvae and enjoy sweet nectar as adults.

Altersunterschiede: Adults primarily consume sugary liquids for energy, while larvae require protein from insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • caterpillars
  • flies
  • spiders
  • nectar
  • ripe fruit

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

tobacco hornworm

Manduca sexta

Workers hunt caterpillars to feed their developing larvae.

eaten by

cross orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Yellowjackets can become prey if they fly into a spider's web.

eats

eastern kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Kingbirds are known to catch and eat wasps, including yellowjackets.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Aerial Yellowjacket

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Be careful around yellowjackets; they can sting if they feel threatened.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

18-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

10-17 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

20-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

15-25 km/h

Was frisst Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

These helpful insects eat pests as larvae and enjoy sweet nectar as adults.

Wo findet man Common Aerial Yellowjacket normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Aerial Yellowjacket?

6

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