Median wasp
The median wasp is a social wasp that lives across Europe and temperate Asia, as far east as Japan. It builds hanging paper nests in shrubs and trees, and sometimes under the eaves of buildings. It is usually calm, but it will sting if its nest is threatened.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Medium to large, about 16 to 22 mm long1
- Yellow and black stripes on the abdomen1
- Yellow clypeus (the face plate below the eyes) with a thin black central line1
- Large yellow areas behind the eyes1
- Shiny black thorax with four yellow spots that are tinted orange or red1
Sering tertukar dengan: Queens are often mistaken for hornets because of their reddish colouring. They can be told apart by the yellow spots on the thorax and their deep black colour.1
Kekuatan bisa
Bisanya keluar lewat sengat.
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.The median wasp is not usually aggressive. It will sting if it feels its nest is threatened, so keep well away from nests.1
Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?
A disturbed wasp first places its head at the nest entrance in an alert position, then flies quickly around the nest and may drop suddenly to the ground.1
Jika ia menyengat
- Kerok sengat lebah sampai lepas dan dinginkan bagian itu.
- Jika orangnya sulit bernapas, wajah atau tenggorokannya bengkak, atau merasa mau pingsan, itu darurat alergi: hubungi nomor darurat dan gunakan pena adrenalinnya jika ia punya.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menyengatmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
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bisa terbang melintasi lapangan sepak bola dalam 15 detikSeberapa besar Median wasp dibandingkan KAMU?
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Seberapa cepat dia?
Fakta
Sisters share 0.75 of their genes by descent, which is higher than the 0.5 shared between full siblings, because of how sex is determined in this order of insects.1
The queen curls her body around the nest's central stalk, which is thought to help keep eggs and larvae warm.1
Workers sometimes police the nest, with the queen or other workers destroying eggs laid by other workers.1
Workers can forage at temperatures as low as 7 °C (45 °F).1
Its nests are made of paper pulp produced by chewing and digesting wood.1
Pembongkar mitos
Mitos: Queens are hornets because of their reddish colour.
Faktanya: The queen is a median wasp. She can be told apart by the yellow spots on her thorax and her deep black colour.1
Untuk ahli bisa
- Nama ilmiah
- Dolichovespula media
- Kelompok
- Lebah, tawon, dan tabuhan
- Keluarga
- Vespidae2
- Urutan
- Hymenoptera
- Benua
- Eropa, Asia
- Anak
- A single queen starts each nest in early May and rears about 10 workers herself. Each colony can grow to about 1000 cells, and around 800 wasps reach adulthood.1
- Bahaya bagi manusia
- 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- Median wasp (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dolichovespula media (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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