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Vespidae Europe, Asia, North America

Hornet

Vespa crabro

  • 40 km/h
  • 0.4–1 g kg
  • 1 year (colony)
Deciduous Forest, Gardens

The European hornet is the largest eusocial wasp in Europe and a highly effective predator of large insects, playing an important role in forest ecosystems…

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Vespidae Global

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

  • 15 km/h
  • 0.1-0.2 g kg
  • 12-22 days (worker) yrs
Temperate Woodland & Gardens

The common wasp is a highly social insect that builds elaborate paper nests from chewed wood fibers. Often misunderstood as mere pests, wasps are in…

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