Bald-faced hornet
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

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- 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
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: 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
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
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
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.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
Lan lay def bu tiitee?
Workers defend the nest by stinging repeatedly and can squirt venom into the eyes of intruders.1
Su jamee
- Xuufal dagu yamb bi ba mu génn, te sedal fa mu jam.
- Su nit ki am jafe-jafe ci noyyi, kanamam walla putam funki, walla mu bëgg a xëm, allergie bu metti la (urgence): woo sa nimerob urgence te jëfandikoo stylo adrénaline bi mu am, su am.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.
Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndaw
mën na naaw ci benn terrain bu futbal bu mat ci 15 segondBald-faced hornet ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
It can spray venom from its stinger into the eyes of nest intruders, causing temporary blindness.1
Its colony can have 400 to 700 workers, the largest recorded colony size in its genus, Dolichovespula.1
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
Its nests are made from chewed wood fibres mixed with saliva, which dries into a papery structure.1
A colony lasts about 4 months in Washington, from mid-May to mid-September. Colonies in lower latitudes last longer.1
Tasukatu léeb
Xalaat bu juum: It is a true hornet.
Dëgg: It is a yellowjacket wasp. True hornets belong to the genus Vespa.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
- Turu xam-xam
- Dolichovespula maculata
- Mbooloo
- Yamb, guêpe ak frelon
- Njaboot
- Vespidae2
- Toftal
- Hymenoptera
- Kontinaa yi
- Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
- Liir yi
- 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
- Musiba ci nit
- 2 / 5: Dafay metti3
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Dolichovespula maculata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dolichovespula maculata (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
Dafay jam

