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(‘insects’ in the genus ‘vespa’)
(and ‘provespa’?)
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(‘hornets’ are the largest of the ‘eusocial wasps’, and are similar in appearance to their close relatives ‘yellowjackets’)
(some species can reach up to ‘5.5 centimeters’ (or ‘2.2 inches’) in ‘length’)
(they are distinguished from other ‘vespine wasps’ by the relatively large ‘top margin’ of the ‘head’ and by the ‘rounded segment’ of the ‘abdomen’ just behind the ‘waist’)
(worldwide, there are ’22 recognized species’ of ‘vespa’)
(most species only occur in the ‘tropics’ of ‘asia’, though the ‘european hornet’ (vespa crabro), is widely distributed throughout ‘europe’, ‘russia’, ‘north america’, and ‘northeast asia’)
(‘wasps’ native to ‘north america’ in the genus dolichovespula are commonly referred to as ‘hornets’ (e.g. ‘baldfaced hornets’), but are actually ‘yellowjackets’)
(like other ‘social wasps’, ‘hornets’ build ‘communal nests’ by ‘chewing wood’ to make a ‘papery pulp’)
(each ‘nest’ has ‘1 queen’, who lays ‘eggs’ and is attended by ‘workers’ who (while ‘genetically female’), cannot lay ‘fertile eggs’)
(most species make ‘exposed nests’ in ‘trees’ and ‘shrubs’, but some (like vespa orientalis) build their ‘nests’ underground (or in other ‘cavities’))
(in the ‘tropics’, these ‘nests’ may last ‘year-round’, but in ‘temperate areas’, the ‘nest’ dies over the ‘winter’, with ‘lone queens’ hibernating in ‘leaf litter’ or other ‘insulative material’ until the ‘spring’)
(‘hornets’ are often considered ‘pests’ as (except for the ‘european hornet’) they aggressively guard their ‘nesting’ sites when ‘threatened’)
(the ‘european hornet’, however, rarely attacks people (even those close to its ‘nest’))
“pussy!”
(other species, however, should be treated with ‘great respect’ as their ‘stings’ can be more ‘dangerous’ than those of ‘bees’)
“WHY are they more ‘dangerous’?”
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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