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European Hornet

Vespa crabro L.

Photo by ChrisBanul
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This guy is about an inch and a half long. Black and yellow. Very large !!!

Habitat:

backyard habitat

Notes:

This guy was feeding on my hummingbird feeder. He was competing with a dozen or so yellow jackets for the food. He was about 3 or 4 times the size of the yellow jackets though.

Reference Links:

European hornet, European Hornet — Entomology — Penn State University

Species ID Suggestions

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Reference Link
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (2)
billikendave
I just started a new mission: non-hummingbird creatures at hummingbird feeders. Your photo would be a great addition. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/11422498
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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