Social Wasp

Hungary 1954Malaysia 1991North Korea 2009Nigeria 1986
Scott:C139 Scott:4846 Scott:504
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
(Vespidae)
Wasp
Vespa affinis
(Vespidae)
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
(Vespidae)
Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris
(Vespidae)
Iceland 2006Mongolia 1980Vietnam 1982
Scott:C130 Scott:SG448
Norwegian Wasp
Dolichovespula norwegica
(Vespidae)
German Wasp
Paravespula germanica
(Vespidae)
Wasp
Vespa vespa
(Vespidae)
Ivory Coast 1984British Pitcairn Islands 1975Tanzania 1987Montserrat 1992
Scott:711 Scott:151 Scott:367 Scott:810
French Social Wasp
Polistes gallicus
(Vespidae)
Pitcairn Wasp
Polistes jadwigae
(Vespidae)
Social Wasp
Polistes polistes
(Vespidae)
Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
(Vespidae)
Lesotho 1978Gabon 1983Mozambique 2007Mozambique 2007Malaysia 1991
Scott:264 Scott:548
Social Wasp
Belonogaster lateritius
(Vespidae)
Social Wasp
Belonogaster junceus
(Vespidae)
Social Wasp
Pompilus
(Vespidae)
Wasp
Polubia
(Vespidae)
Social Wasp
Eustenogaster calyptodoma
(Vespidae)
Mozambique 2007Cote d'Ivoire 1979England 2008Singapore 1985
Scott:519A Scott:455
Solitary Wasp
Tiphia femorata
(Tiphiidae)
Potter Wasp
Abeille potiere
(Eumenidae)
Purbeck Mason Wasp
Pseudepipona herrichii
(Eumenidae)
Potter Wasp
Delta arcuata
(Eumenidae)
St.Vincent 1979Niger 1987Malta 2005Vietnam 1982Bhutan 1997
Scott:749 Scott:SG449
Social Wasp
Polistes cinctus
(Vespidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes eumenes
(Eumenidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes lunulatus
(Eumenidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes esuriens
(Eumenidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes pomiformis
(Eumenidae)
North Korea 1993Ethiopia 1977Zimbabwe 1995Ethiopia 1977Beliez 1995
Scott:857 Scott:858
Spider hunting Wasp
Cyphononyx dorsalis
(Pompilidae)
Spider hunting Wasp
Hemipepsis heros
(Pompilidae)
Spider hunting Wasp
Hemipepsis hilaris
(Pompilidae)
Spider hunting Wasp
Hemipepsis dedjas
(Pompilidae)
Spider hunting Giant Wasp
Pepsis pepsis
(Pompilidae)


Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
(Vespidae)
(HYMENOPTERA)
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
(Vespidae)
(HYMENOPTERA)
Social Wasp
Polistes rothneyi
(Vespidae)
(HYMENOPTERA)
Paper Wasp
Polistes tasmaniensis
(Vespidae)
(HYMENOPTERA)


Totsuka Yokohama 2011.8Totsuka Yokohama 2010.8Maioka Park 2010.8Ohba Fuzisawa 2011.6Totsuka Yokohama 2011.6
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
(Vespidae)
Small Hornet
Vespa analis
(Vespidae)
Japanese Common Wasp
Vespula lewisi
(Vespidae)
Potter Wasp
Eumenes micado
(Eumenidae)
Solitary Potter Wasp
Anterhynchium flavomarginatum
(Eumenidae)
Tone Canal 2011.6Totsuka Yokohama 2011.7Totsuka Yokohama 2011.8Totsuka Yokohama 2011.6
Asain Paper Wasp
Polistes chinensis
(Vespidae)
Yellow Paper Wasp
Polistes rothneyi
(Vespidae)
Paper Wasp
Polistes mandarinus
(Vespidae)
Small Paper Wasp
Polistes snelleni
(Vespidae)

There is mud wasp which live an independent life and the long-legged wasp / vespine wasps which lead social life in a vespine wasp.
At social hunting wasp like vespine wasps with punishment, when a egg laid pipe arrested game, it became the needle for an attack injected with venom, and it serves as the arms further for defense.

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