well, they are helpful to the environment by transferring pollen.
A yellow jacket is a type of wasp. It is a common name in North America for the predatory wasp. Most are black and yellow, giving them the name "yellow jacket."
The insect that is called a yellow jacket in the US is called a wasp in the UK, so they are the same. Having said that, there are about 75,000 known species of wasp with widely varying body forms and habits.
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The cicada wasp looks exactly like a yellow jacket. The one major feature of the cicada wasp that sets it apart from a yellow jacket is its size. The cicada wasp is as much as 4 times as big as a yellow jacket.
A yellow jacket is a variety of wasp, and yes, the queen can sting.
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The insect that is called a yellow-jacket in America is called a wasp in Europe. There are well over 100,000 varieties of wasp, but the scientific name of the common wasp is Vespula vulgaris.
It's a wasp or bee "yellow Jacket" that feeds off of human sweat!
A female yellow jacket is called a worker (non-reproducing female) or queen (egg-laying female).
Yellow jacket wasps are territorial. When you come upon a yellow jacket wasp hive it is important to either have a plan of action in place to prevent serious injuries from occurring.
The yellow jacket wasp is about 15 to 20mm in size and has yellow and/or white markings on it. hope this helped :)