yellowjackets
Picnic-crashing insects
Yellowjackets are social wasps with distinctive black and yellow striped markings, known for aggressive behavior when their nests are disturbed.
Unlike bees, they can sting repeatedly.
They build papery nests underground or in cavities and are attracted to sweet foods and meat at outdoor gatherings: The picnic was ruined by yellowjackets swarming the soda cans.
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
- vespidWasp family insect
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- hiveBee dwelling structure
queen · larvae · foragers · worker · drone · swarm · antennae · mandibles
Injected animal poison
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- allergyAdverse immune response
anaphylaxis · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · redness · itching · inflammation · puncture
Hostile and confrontational
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
predatory · persistent · provoked · buzzing · hovering · chasing · nesting · overwintering
wasp
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
hive · queen · larvae · foragers · worker · drone · swarm · antennae · mandibles · exoskeleton
venom
Injected animal poison
allergy · anaphylaxis · antihistamine · epinephrine · welt · redness · itching · inflammation · puncture · reaction
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
scavenging · predatory · persistent · provoked · buzzing · hovering · chasing · nesting · overwintering · seasonal
striped
Having contrasting bands
- Hymenopterabees, wasps, ants, hornets, sawflies
- Beekeeping Problemscolony collapse, starvation, CCD, swarming, parasites
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- omnivorous insectsants, cockroaches, crickets, earwigs, beetles
yellowjacketshoneybees
Colonial insects producing wax
bumblebees · mason bees · carpenter bees · butterflies · ladybugs