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European hornet

Vespa crabro

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are carnivorous and eat large insects, primarily wasps, large moths and large bees.
•It's the largest wasp in Europe and the largest vespine in North America.
•They are 25-35 mm long.

Habitat:

From Japan to United Kingdom, introduced to North America
-I saw this wasp in Hildesheim(Germany)

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