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Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

The Yellow-legged Hornet is a large wasp with bright yellow legs. They build big nests in trees and are known for their unique yellow and black stripes. They can be found buzzing around flowers and gardens.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, forests

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The Yellow-legged Hornet is predominantly dark brown or black with a distinctive single narrow yellow-orange band on its abdomen. Its legs have striking yellow tips, earning it its common name. The face is typically orange-yellow.

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Yellow-legged Hornet

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

A single queen hornet starts her huge colony all by herself each spring!

These hornets can chew wood pulp to build enormous, intricate paper nests!

They are masters of flight, able to hover perfectly still before catching prey!

Yellow-legged Hornets are a major threat to honeybees, often attacking their hives!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Venomous Sting

Yellow-legged Hornet can deliver a painful, venomous sting to defend its colony or subdue prey, using its sharp ovipositor.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Hunter

Yellow-legged Hornet can swiftly capture flying insects mid-air with powerful jaws and agile flight, providing protein for its young.

Fähigkeit

Paper Architect

Yellow-legged Hornet has the ability to chew wood pulp, constructing large, multi-layered paper nests that protect its growing colony.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-45 mm
Größe
17-32 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
1000-6000

Ernährung und Fütterung

They hunt many insects, especially honeybees, to feed their young, while adults sip nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Adults drink nectar for energy, but larvae are fed chewed-up insects by workers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Honeybees
  • Flies
  • Spiders
  • Wasps
  • Caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Major predator of adult honeybees and their larvae.

hunts

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Preys on bumblebees, taking adults and larvae.

hunts

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Captures various small flying insects for protein.

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Common Fig

Ficus carica

Adults feed on ripe, sweet fruit for energy.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

If you see a hornet, it's best to stay calm and walk away slowly. Don't try to touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Yellow-legged Hornet?

25-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Yellow-legged Hornet?

17-32 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-legged Hornet?

30-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Yellow-legged Hornet?

20 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-legged Hornet?

They hunt many insects, especially honeybees, to feed their young, while adults sip nectar.

Wo findet man Yellow-legged Hornet normalerweise?

Urban areas, forests

Wie jagt Yellow-legged Hornet?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Yellow-legged Hornet?

6

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