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Ringed paper wasp

Polistes annularis

Oor die naam: The specific name annularis comes from Latin and means 'ringed' or 'ring-shaped', which refers to the yellow ring on its abdomen.1

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The ringed paper wasp is a large, red-and-black wasp that lives across the eastern half of the United States. It builds papery nests under overhangs, often close to rivers and lakes, and many nests are grouped together in big clusters. Its red-faced look is easy to spot once you know what to look for.1

Leef in

Eastern United States, from New York to Florida, west to a line from South Dakota to Texas1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

Nests hang from branches of trees and shrubs, and sometimes in sheltered parts of buildings. Large groups of nests are often built on the underside of rocky cliff overhangs close to rivers, where they are shaded for most of the day.1

Lengte

2,2 cm (0,9 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 28 km/h (17 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adults feed on nectar and also eat other insects. Foraging workers bring chunks of caterpillar back to feed the larvae.1

Foto van Ringed paper wasp — Ringed paper wasp. Foto: Sam Kieschnick. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Rust-red head and thorax (the middle part of the body)1
Mostly black abdomen with a single, prominent yellow ring at the end of the first segment1
Bright orange tips on the antennae (feelers)1
Narrow first abdominal segment1
Males and females both have red faces, which is unusual among North American paper wasps1

Word dikwels verwar met: Darker P. bahamensis lacks the yellow markings on its mesopleuron (side of the middle body) and has less yellow on its mesosoma. Metricus and darker forms of P. fuscatus have no contrasting orange antennal tips and a wider first abdominal segment.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

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?

Co-foundresses on the nest defend it, and the nest is hung on a stalk that keeps many predators away.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 14 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Ringed 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)

Ringed paper wasp omtrent 28 km/h (17 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Unlike many related species, it is fairly tough in winter, and it stores concentrated nectar as a kind of honey before hibernating.1

Its colours closely match those of P. metricus, which lives in much the same area, so the two look alike to predators.1

Several females can share one nest, with up to 22 cooperating foundresses recorded in a single group.1

A single nest can hold around 500 cells, far more than the nests of many other paper wasps in its genus.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Polistes annularis
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Vespidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: The dominant foundress lays most of the eggs, and the larvae are fed chunks of caterpillar.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Polistes annularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Polistes annularis (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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