The bald-faced hornet is a black and white hornet that you can find hovering close to the ground. These hornets are common across the United States.
If it is white and black it's called a Bald-Faced Hornet which are common to northern North America as well as the Rockies and the West Coast.
The memory capacity of a bald-faced hornet is not definitively known, but research suggests that they have the ability to remember locations and patterns for a few days to a week.
blackjaket. *Depending on where you are located, it could be any of 4 varieties of hornet. They include the White Yellowjacket (D. albida), Northern Yellowjacket (D. arctica), Blackjacket (V. consobrina), and Baldfaced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). We in the central states are most familiar with the Bald-faced hornet. It is sometimes also referred to as the white-faced hornet, but, like the others, is a variety of yellowjacket. Its nest is easily recognizable, what we think of as a "typical" hornet's nest, a gray "paper" structure with several layers of combs inside. A mature nest can be bigger than a basketball, usually pear-shaped, with an entrance hole near the bottom. Bald-faced hornets rarely attack a human. They are happy going about their business killing other insects, including other yellowjackets, as a source of food for their larvae. Usually, a person will assume that because of their superior size, they are more dangerous and aggressive that the Yellowjacket. Actually the opposite is true.
that is the bald face hornet. at least from what you ask it is
It is probably the bald-faced hornet. They have white faces, with blank and white stripes and they're about 3/4 inch long.
Most likely a Tarantula Hawk, a type of spider-eating wasp. If it's large, slow moving, and seemingly not too afraid of you ... that's probably it. It is non-aggressive and won't sting unless you grab it or something, so leave it be, it will eat spiders!
the pipevine swallowtail is the prey of the bald faced hornet
If you are stung by a bald-faced hornet apply ice and if pain is moderate to severe try medics that can ease the pain. If the sting is itchy try anti Itch cream if you are allergic get medical help as soon as possible
It could be a white faced hornet. Stay away. If they sting you. It's going to hurt a lot!Not if it is a bee, they are much smaller than hornets,,,,There are lots of species of bees, don't assume they will sting, they endangered and are an asset rather than a pest. These are probably mining bees.Andrena cineraria or Melecta albifrons Mining bees.
it is a bumblebee and the skinnier version is a wasp or hornet.
A yellow jacket is a wasp and is always yellow and black. A hornet is a large wasp and is always yellow and brown. The Bald faced Hornet found in the USA is actually a wasp and is black and white.