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Bald-faced hornet

Dolichovespula maculata
Ibyerekeye izina: "Bald" comes from "piebald", a word for a black and white pattern, which refers to the white markings on its face.1
Irababaza gusaIrababaza, ariko ntizakugirira nabi bikomeye.
Inzuki, amavubi n'amavubi manini Itera uruboriIrya: Bike muri buri kimwe
Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.

The bald-faced hornet is a wasp with a striking black and white body and a white face. It builds large, hanging paper nests in trees and bushes across North America. Its workers will defend the nest by stinging repeatedly, so it is important to keep well away from its nests.1

Iba muri
North America, including Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the western coast of the US and most of the eastern US. Most common in the Southeastern US.1
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Ahabanza
It lives in forested areas and in vegetation in towns and cities. Nests are usually in trees and bushes, but sometimes under rock overhangs or on the sides of buildings, from 0.3 m to 20 m above the ground. People meet it when they walk too close to a nest or when a nest is built near homes.1
Uburebure
1,9 cm (0,7 in)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 26 km/h (16 mph)
Kuguruka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
Adults hunt flies, caterpillars, spiders and other insects, which they chew up and feed to the larvae. They also drink flower nectar, eat fruit such as apples, and have been known to scavenge raw meat.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Bald-faced hornet
Bald-faced hornet. Ifoto: Amy Schnebelin. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • Black and white colouring, unlike other yellowjackets of its genus, which are mostly black and yellow1
  • A white or "bald" face1
  • Three white stripes at the end of the body1
  • Adults average about 19 mm long, larger than other Dolichovespula species1
  • A large, egg-shaped, grey paper nest that hangs from trees or bushes, up to 58 cm long1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: Other Dolichovespula wasps are mostly black and yellow. The bald-faced hornet's black and white colouring and white face set it apart. It is not one of the true hornets, which belong to the genus Vespa.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Itera urubori

Ubumara busohokera mu rubori.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Workers can squirt venom from the stinger into the eyes of animals that intrude on the nest. The venom makes the eyes water immediately and causes temporary blindness.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.

It is aggressive when defending its nest. Workers sting repeatedly, and colonies can have 400 to 700 workers. The risk is highest when people walk too close to a nest or when a nest is built near homes.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

Workers defend the nest by stinging repeatedly and can squirt venom into the eyes of intruders.1

Niba itera urubori

  • Kuramo urubori rw'uruyuki uruharura, kandi ukonjeshe aho rwateye.
  • Niba umuntu ahumeka bimugoye, akabyimba mu maso cyangwa mu muhogo, cyangwa akumva agiye guta ubwenge, ni ikibazo cyihutirwa cya aleriji: hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi kandi ukoreshe urushinge rwe rwa adrenaline (adrenaline pen) niba arufite.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe igutereye urubori: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Bald-faced hornet ireshya hafi 1,9 cm (0,7 in)Impeke y'umuceri hafi 7 mm (0,3 in)Igiceri cy'ayero 1 hafi 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
ngufi kurusha agahera kaweyaguruka ikambuka ikibuga cyose cy'umupira w'amaguru mu masegonda 15

Bald-faced hornet ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

It can spray venom from its stinger into the eyes of nest intruders, causing temporary blindness.1

2

Its colony can have 400 to 700 workers, the largest recorded colony size in its genus, Dolichovespula.1

3

Female bee moths can lay eggs in its nests, and the hatched larvae feed on the eggs, larvae and pupae inside, sometimes destroying large parts of the nest.1

4

Its nests are made from chewed wood fibres mixed with saliva, which dries into a papery structure.1

5

A colony lasts about 4 months in Washington, from mid-May to mid-September. Colonies in lower latitudes last longer.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: It is a true hornet.

Ukuri: It is a yellowjacket wasp. True hornets belong to the genus Vespa.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Dolichovespula maculata
Itsinda
Inzuki, amavubi n'amavubi manini
Umuryango
Vespidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Hymenoptera
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Abana bato
A single queen starts each new nest in spring, laying eggs that hatch into workers, and later lays eggs that become males and new queens.1
Akaga ku bantu
2 / 5: Irababaza3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Dolichovespula maculata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dolichovespula maculata (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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