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Common wasp

Vespula vulgaris

名字的由来： Vulgaris is Latin for "common", so the name means common wasp.1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蜜蜂、胡蜂和大黄蜂

蜇伤

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The common wasp is a yellow and black wasp that lives in colonies. It is found in parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America, and it often comes into gardens, orchards and buildings. It matters because it can sting people and damage fruit crops.1

生活在

United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand, Australia and South America (invasive in New Zealand, Australia and South America)1

欧洲, 亚洲

首页

It lives in a wide range of places, from humid areas to prairie, grassland, forests, shrublands and urban zones such as gardens, orchards and buildings. It nests in hollow trees, wall cavities, rock crevices and holes made by other animals. People often meet it in gardens, orchards and around buildings.1

长度

1.2 cm到2 cm (0.5 in到0.8 in)1

最高速度

约 24 公里/小时（15 英里/小时）

飞行, 粗略估计

Common wasp的照片 — Common wasp。照片：Tom。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Black and yellow warning colours, with yellow bands on the thorax and black dots and rings on the abdomen.1
Seen from the front, the face has a single black mark on the clypeus, shaped like an anchor or a dagger.1
Workers measure about 12–17 mm from head to tip of abdomen, while queens are about 20 mm long.1
Its paper nest is brittle and tan coloured, with open cells and a column attaching it to the surface.1

常被误认为： The common wasp looks very similar to Vespula germanica, the German wasp. Seen head on, the German wasp has three black dots on its face, while the common wasp has only one black mark. Males of the two species are almost impossible to tell apart by eye and need the shape of their genitalia to identify them.1

毒液之力

蜇伤

毒液通过蜇刺出来。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The common wasp frequently damages fruit crops and can endanger humans.1

如果它蜇人

刮掉蜜蜂的蜇针，冷敷患处。
如果这个人呼吸困难、脸或喉咙肿胀，或感觉要晕倒，这是过敏急症：拨打急救电话，如果他们有肾上腺素笔就使用。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它蜇了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

差不多和一个回形针一样长16 秒就能飞过一整个足球场

Common wasp和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只家蝇 约 7 公里/小时 (4.4 mph)

Common wasp 约 24 公里/小时 (15 mph)

一个全力冲刺的人 约 37 公里/小时 (23 mph)

值得了解

事实

The nest has a chemical that repels ants, which is spread around the base of the nest column to stop ants attacking it.1

Workers use their wings as fans to cool the nest when it gets too hot, as its best temperature is around 32 °C.1

A new queen searches for a nest site and performs a dance-like wing movement that helps her find the spot again after she has left.1

The wasps mark the path from their nest to their food with pheromone trails, which are specific to the species rather than to each colony.1

The queen dies in autumn, and once she is gone the colony breaks down and the workers die of cold or starvation.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Common wasps found in North America are the same species as the common wasp of Europe.

真相： Until 2010 they were thought to be the same, but the North American ones are a different species, Vespula alascensis.1

给毒液专家

学名: Vespula vulgaris
类别: 蜜蜂、胡蜂和大黄蜂
家人: Vespidae2
排序: Hymenoptera
大洲: 欧洲, 亚洲
宝宝: The queen lays one egg in each cell, and a colony can grow to between 3000 and 8000 larvae in one colony cycle.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3