Wasp

Vespula vulgaris
Wasps (Vespidae)

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Black yellow wasp with a vertical anchor-shaped marking on its yellow face. On its yellow rear, black rings with a linear colour separation towards the head and a central extension on the other side. Almost always these small black dots are connected with the black rings.

Lives in colonies in a yellow coloured nest that is built in a dark place often below the surface. The larvae are fed with insects. In autumn the colony is abandoned and the workers search for nectar from flowers and ripe fruit. 

⇔ l. 15-27 mm

syn. Common wasp

LA:
≈ The VESPULA GERMANICA (German wasp) is very similar but has 3 black dots on its face and the rear dots are often separate from the black. 
≈ The DOLICHOVESPULA SYLVESTRIS (Tree wasp) has hardly any dots and the rings are straighter.

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