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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 .
The European hornet (Vespa crabro) is the largest eusocial wasp native to Europe. It is also the only true hornet (genus Vespa ) found in North America , having been introduced to the United States and Canada from Europe as early as 1840.
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 .
The southern giant hornet is an “aggressive predator” that preys on invertebrates such as butterflies, dragonflies, mantids and grasshoppers, as well as other wasps and geckos, the researchers ...
The giant hornets, known as “murder hornets,” target pollinators and can wipe out entire honey bee hives in a matter of hours, according to experts. NurPhoto via Getty Images
The Northern giant hornet, more commonly known as the "murder hornet," has been eradicated in the U.S., agriculture officials said Wednesday. The ominously nicknamed invasive species was confirmed ...
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 ...
One nest of hornets can eat up to 24lb (11kg) of insects in a single season and one hornet can eat as many as 50 bees in a day. At the start of a nest's life cycle, a queen hornet produces female ...