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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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What is a yellow jacket?
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."
Is the yellow jacket a type of wasp?
no
What is a bee that is 3 times bigger than a yellow jacket?
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.
Can a yellow jacket queen sting?
A yellow jacket is a variety of wasp, and yes, the queen can sting.
What is a four letter word for yellow jacket?
Wasp
Is a yellow jacket also called a guinea wasp?
no!
What is the scientific name for a yellow jacket?
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.
What is a sweat wasp?
It's a wasp or bee "yellow Jacket" that feeds off of human sweat!
What do you call a green yellow jacket bee?
A female yellow jacket is called a worker (non-reproducing female) or queen (egg-laying female).
Are yellow jacket wasps territorial or not?
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.
Are yellow jacket wasp helpful?
well, they are helpful to the environment by transferring pollen.
Which insect makes its nest from chewed up mud or wood?
The potter wasp uses mud The European wasp ( USA yellow jacket ? ) chews wood The carpenter bee drills a horizontal hole in wood.
