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Vespa tropica, the greater banded hornet, is a tropical species of hornet found in Southern Asia, New Guinea and west Africa, and which has recently been discovered to be an invasive species on the Pacific island of Guam.
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2] [3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
Vespa analis is a typical tree-dwelling hornet. [5] Its nests are generally built from six to ten feet above ground, lower than those of Vespa affinis and Vespa velutina. [5] ...
The lesser banded hornet is a small to medium-sized hornet, with queens reaching up to 30 mm, males 26 mm and workers averaging 22 to 25 mm. . The head is brownish red or black, pubescent, with some red markings on frons and vertex, black temple; compound eyes and ocelli black; dark brown antennae and usually pale brown underneath; black clypeus, coarsely punctate, posterior side of clypeus ...
Hornet stings are more painful to humans than typical wasp stings because hornet venom contains a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Individual hornets can sting repeatedly. Unlike honey bees , hornets do not die after stinging because their stingers are very finely barbed (only visible under high magnification) and can easily be ...
Vespa mocsaryana, the Mocsarian hornet, is a species of hornet endemic to far eastern India, parts of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was described by Robert du Buysson in 1905. The species was named after the village of Mocsa, Hungary. [1]
Vespa fervida is a rare species of hornet endemic to parts of Indonesia, primarily on the island of Sulawesi. Its range is quite small, with scattered populations and nesting colonies found on very rare occasions. The species nests have been previously recorded on large plant leaves and under fences near human developments. [1]
Vespa bellicosa, the warlike hornet, is a rare species of hornet endemic to the lowland tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra. It was described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1854. [ 1 ]