It’s hard to think of a less popular insect than the yellowjacket, maligned because they can sting. First, I should be clear that “yellowjacket” is an imprecise, generic common name that conceals a ...

When it comes to stinging insects, wasps are some of the most feared creatures out there. Unlike honeybees, which can only sting once, most wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with ...

and the common yellowjacket wasp (Vespula vulgaris) were the most common species (both representing 44%). The European hornet (Vespa crabro) made up 6%, while two rarer species were also found.

To distill the secret behind this metabolic mastery, study co-author and zoologist Dorothée Huchon led a hunt for genetic ...

‘The European hornet, Vespa crabro, is quite common in parts of the south, but it is more of a woodland species.’ The European hornet is the UK’s only native hornet species and is the largest of our ...

Wasps generally have two pairs of wings and a narrow “waist” between their thorax and abdomen. Only the females have stingers, but they can sting people repeatedly. Hornets, a subset of wasps ...

Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.

Hornets fall into the social subgroup. Unlike other social species of wasps, the European hornet is actually more active at night, which is when they will be foraging and flying around the area ...

With spring arriving earlier than usual, so will less happily anticipated signs of summer: wasps and hornets. University of Minnesota Extension Service entomologist Jeffrey Hahn said not only will the ...

European Hornet (Vespa crabro) The European hornet , the largest wasp species native to Europe, is recognizable by its reddish-brown head and thorax, with a black and yellow striped abdomen.