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Western Paper Wasp

Mischocyttarus flavitarsis

The Western Paper Wasp is a friendly-looking insect that builds nests out of paper-like material. They are usually yellow and black and can be found buzzing around flowers and gardens.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Western Paper Wasp is a slender wasp, primarily reddish-brown to black, marked with bright yellow stripes on its abdomen and a yellow face. Its long legs dangle visibly when in flight, and its wings are smoky brown, often appearing translucent. This coloring helps distinguish it from more robust, extensively yellow yellowjackets.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraVespidaeMischocyttarus
Western Paper Wasp
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Western 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

The queen sometimes shares her nest-founding duties with other queens!

Unlike honey bees, paper wasps can sting many times without dying!

Western Paper Wasps can recognize the unique faces of their nest mates!

Young wasps in the nest signal hunger by scratching the walls of their cells!

特殊能力

能力

Paper Architect

Western Paper Wasps build strong, waterproof paper nests because they chew wood pulp with saliva, forming a durable material for their homes.

能力

Alarm Signal

Western Paper Wasps can communicate danger to their colony because they release alarm pheromones, warning others of threats to the nest.

能力

Defensive Sting

Western Paper Wasps have a painful sting that helps them defend their colony and paralyze insect prey, deterring many predators.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
13-20 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
50

食性と食事

These wasps are omnivores, feeding on sweet nectar and sugary fluids, but also hunting insects to feed their young.

年齢による違い: Adults mainly consume sugars, while larvae are fed protein-rich insects by workers.

主な食物

  • caterpillars
  • flies
  • spiders
  • nectar
  • honeydew

採餌方法

  • Pursuit
  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Adult wasps capture caterpillars to feed their developing larvae.

eaten by

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Crows and other birds may opportunistically raid wasp nests for larvae.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Wasps sometimes get caught in the sticky webs of orb-weaver spiders.

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

Stay calm and don't swat at wasps; they usually won't bother you if you don't bother them.

よくある質問

Western Paper Waspの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Western Paper Waspのサイズは何ですか?

13-20 mm

Western Paper Waspの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Western Paper Waspの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Western Paper Waspは何を食べますか?

These wasps are omnivores, feeding on sweet nectar and sugary fluids, but also hunting insects to feed their young.

Western Paper Waspは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Western Paper Waspはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit and Foraging

Western Paper Waspの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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