Common Aerial Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria

Habitat: Meadow

comments (6)

Patomarazul

Lion

So cute and fluffy! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  The fuzz makes it endearing, which is probably not a quality usually attributed to a hornet. ;) Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Yes, and they can actually be cute, right? but I think wasps and hornets unfortunately have a bit too much bad rep and it is sadly overlooked that they are also very needed for the equilibrium of their environment in certain ways, for example also as pollinators :-) Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      They definitely play an important role in nature and are unfairly vilified. Although, I got stung 17 times by wasps (at once) last autumn and am a bit skittish around wasps at present. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Patomarazul
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, that would be enough times to hold a bit of a grudge :-D but I was once also followed by a swarm of bees here in Belgium, me and my husband got too close to a hive and paid the price. they were getting inside my then long hair and reaching the skin to sting me and they succeded! my head was all bumpy for a while, thank God not the face :-D but I still like bees! :-) Posted 3 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        They got stuck in my hair too! Poor things. Posted 3 years ago

The Common Aerial Yellowjacket

"Dolichovespula arenaria", also known as the common aerial yellowjacket, sandhills hornet, and common yellow hornet, is a species of wasps within the "Dolichovespula" genus widely distributed in the North American continent.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Christine Young