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Dark paper wasp

Polistes fuscatus

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Bye, wespe & perdebye

Steke

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The dark paper wasp is a social wasp that lives across eastern North America, from southern Canada to Texas and Florida. It often builds its papery nest near people, especially where wood is easy to find. Only the females can sting, and they live in colonies with a clear pecking order.1

Leef in

Eastern North America, from southern Canada through the United States to Texas and Florida1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It often nests around human buildings, but it strongly prefers woodlands and savannas where wood is readily available for building. The nest is made from chewed wood pulp and hangs from a single stalk.1

Lengte

1,5 cm tot 2,1 cm (0,6 in tot 0,8 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 26 km/h (16 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adults bring back nectar, pulp and prey to the nest. The workers and foundresses use wood fibres to make the nest material.1

Foto van Dark paper wasp — Dark paper wasp. Foto: Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Slender body with a narrow waist between the chest and the abdomen1
About 15 to 21 mm long1
Northern females are mostly black all over, and may or may not have other markings1
Southern individuals often have yellow or brown and black markings on the face and abdomen, and the patterns vary a lot1
Males have darkened tips to their antennae1

Word dikwels verwar met: Southern individuals often have extra markings and can resemble wasps of other species. Northern females are usually almost entirely black, which can help tell them apart.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Only the female has a venomous sting. The pain is commonly compared to being pricked with a large needle, such as a tattoo needle.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Colony members defend the nest together, and the foundress is the most aggressive defender because she has the most invested in the colony.1

As dit steek

Skraap 'n byangel uit en koel die plek af.
As die persoon sukkel om asem te haal, die gesig of keel swel, of hy voel flou, is dit 'n allergiese noodgeval: bel jou noodnommer en gebruik sy adrenalienpen (outo-inspuiter) as hy een het.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan in 15 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Dark paper wasp in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Huisvlieg omtrent 7 km/h (4,4 mph)

Dark paper wasp omtrent 26 km/h (16 mph)

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Non-resident wasps are often chased out of the nest within the first five minutes of entering it.1

Dominance in the colony depends on fertility, and wasps with larger or more developed ovaries usually rank higher.1

Another wasp species, Polistes dominula, has been displacing this species in many areas where it once dominated.1

A colony can contain well over 200 wasps.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Polistes fuscatus
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Vespidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: Eggs are laid into individual cells in the nest. The first eggs produce infertile female workers.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Polistes fuscatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Polistes fuscatus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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