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The name "hornet" is used for this species primarily because of its habit of making aerial nests (similar to some of the true hornets) rather than subterranean nests. Another example is the Australian hornet ( Abispa ephippium ), which is actually a species of potter wasp .
This hornet often attacks colonies of other Vespa species (V. simillima being the usual prey species), Vespula species, [90] and honey bee (such as Apis cerana and A. mellifera) [90] hives to obtain the adults, pupae, and larvae as food for their own larvae. Sometimes, they cannibalize each other's colonies.
The European hornet is a true hornet (genus Vespa), a group characterized by eusocial species.The genus is in the subfamily Vespinae, members of which are known for chewing up their food to feed it to their young, as well as chewing up paper-like materials to make their nests.
Hornet species is an ‘aggressive predator,’ scientists say. The southern giant hornet is one of the largest hornets, the researchers noted in the paper.
Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.It is taxonomically an aerial yellowjacket but is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and ...
Hornets live all over the world. Most hornet species are native to Asia, but they also live in Europe, North America, and Africa.Every hornet species builds its nest in a different area. For ...
The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the United States, five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared Wednesday. There have ...
The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) is a social insect species of the family Vespidae.It can be found in Southwest Asia, Northeast Africa, the island of Madagascar (but no reports have been made of its presence on the island for many years), the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Southern Europe. [2]