探検昆虫

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

The European Paper Wasp is a friendly insect that builds beautiful nests out of paper-like material. They are often seen flying around gardens and parks, helping to control pests.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The European Paper Wasp is a slender insect, typically yellow and black with long, reddish-orange antennae. Its body is less fuzzy than a bee and more elongated than a yellowjacket, with distinctive bright yellow markings on its face and a pinched 'waist'.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraEumenidaePolistes
European Paper Wasp
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European Paper Wasp

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Adult wasps mainly drink nectar and fruit juices for energy, but their babies need protein from hunted insects!

Queens can choose to cooperate and build a nest together, but only one will lay all the eggs!

These wasps often "sunbathe" to warm up their muscles for flight on cool mornings, like tiny solar panels!

Unlike honeybees, European Paper Wasps can sting multiple times without dying, though they usually prefer to flee.

特殊能力

能力

Facial Recognition

European Paper Wasps can recognize individual nest mates by their unique facial patterns, helping maintain social order.

能力

Pest Controllers

European Paper Wasps hunt and paralyze caterpillars and other insects to feed their young, helping control garden pests.

能力

Chemical Communicators

European Paper Wasps have specialized glands that release pheromones, allowing them to communicate warnings or food sources.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
30-365 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
10-200

食性と食事

Adults drink sweet nectar and juices for energy, while larvae eat protein-rich insects.

年齢による違い: Adult wasps feed on nectar and plant sap, but hunt insects to feed their carnivorous larvae.

主な食物

  • caterpillars
  • flies
  • nectar
  • fruit juices
  • spiders

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Magpies are known to raid wasp nests for larvae and adults.

hunts

Small Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Wasp larvae feed on the caterpillars of this common butterfly.

parasitizes

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Chrysis ignita

This cuckoo wasp lays its eggs in European Paper Wasp nests.

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Adult wasps visit flowers like wild carrot for nectar.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

If you see a wasp, watch it from a distance and don't disturb its nest.

よくある質問

European Paper Waspの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

European Paper Waspのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

European Paper Waspの寿命は何ですか?

30-365 日

European Paper Waspの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

European Paper Waspは何を食べますか?

Adults drink sweet nectar and juices for energy, while larvae eat protein-rich insects.

European Paper Waspは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

European Paper Waspはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

European Paper Waspの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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