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Common European Yellowjacket

Vespula vulgaris

The Common European Yellowjacket is a buzzing insect known for its bright yellow and black stripes. They are social creatures that live in big groups and can be seen flying around flowers and food.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Common European Yellowjacket has a stout, hairless body marked with bright, distinct yellow and black bands. Its slender waist and two pairs of transparent wings differentiate it from similar-looking bees, which are usually fuzzier. Queens are noticeably larger than worker wasps.

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Common European Yellowjacket
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Common European Yellowjacket

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single yellowjacket colony can grow to include over 15,000 wasps in just one summer!

Only the queen yellowjacket survives winter, starting a brand new colony each spring!

These wasps are omnivores, eating both sugary foods and other insects for energy.

Yellowjackets chew wood fibers and mix them with saliva to create their amazing paper nests.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Repeated Sting Power

Common European Yellowjacket can sting multiple times because its stinger is smooth, helping them defend their nest effectively.

Fähigkeit

Paper Architect

Common European Yellowjacket can build complex, paper-like nests by chewing wood fibers, helping them create sturdy shelters.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol

Common European Yellowjacket can hunt various insects like flies and caterpillars, helping them provide protein for their larvae.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
15000

Ernährung und Fütterung

Yellowjackets eat both sugary foods and protein from other insects.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae need protein; adults mostly consume sugars and liquids.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • fruit
  • sap
  • carrion
  • flies
  • caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Hunts flies to feed its hungry larvae.

hunts

Small Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Preys on caterpillars, helping protect garden plants.

parasitizes

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

Larvae of this fly parasitize adult yellowjackets.

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

Badgers dig up nests for a tasty treat.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Common WaspEuropean Yellowjacket

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

If you see a yellowjacket, stay calm and don’t swat at it. Just walk away slowly.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

20-30 mm

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

10-15 mm

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

15-30 Tage

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

20 km/h

Was frisst Common European Yellowjacket?

Yellowjackets eat both sugary foods and protein from other insects.

Wo findet man Common European Yellowjacket normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Common European Yellowjacket?

Foraging

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

6

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