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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 20-30 mm
Tamaño: 10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 15-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 20 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6
Tamaño de la colonia: 15000

Dieta y alimentación

Yellowjackets eat both sugary foods and protein from other insects.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae need protein; adults mostly consume sugars and liquids.

Alimentos principales

nectar
fruit
sap
carrion
flies
caterpillars

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Carroñero

Los carroñeros consumen materia orgánica muerta, ayudando a descomponer los cadáveres y otros desechos en el ecosistema.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Especie clave

Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.