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The
Honeybee
SIZE:
Workers: 2/5 to 3/5 inches (5-15mm)
COLOR: Covered with golden
brown and black hair
DESCRIPTION: The honey bee
is covered with short, dense hair, usually golden-brown and
black, and its abdomen is striped. There are three castes
of honey bees in the colony: workers (2/5 to 3/5 inch long),
drones (3/4 to 5/8 inch long), and the queen (3/5 to ¾
inch long).
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The
European Hornet
DESCRIPTION:
The European hornet is a stout hornet approximately 1-inch
long. The color of the head and thorax is dark reddish brown
with deep yellow and brown black markings on the abdomen.
The markings on the abdomen are similar to the markings found
on yellow jackets. The European hornet resembles the cicada
killer wasp but is more robust and has more hair on the thorax
and abdomen (but is not as hairy as a bee). The European hornet,
Vespa crabro germana, is in the order Hymenoptera and family
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The
Yellow Jacket
SIIZE:
5/8 to 1 inch (14-25.4mm)
COLOR:
Black and yellow or black and white
DESCRIPTION:
Yellowjackets are wasps with a definite waist. They fold their
wings lengthwise when at rest. Like all wasps, yellow jackets
prey on a wide variety of insects and other arthropods. Yellow jackets
are unusual in that workers also forage on foods consumed
by people, especially sweets and meats.
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The
Bumble Bee
SIZE:
3/4 to 1 1/2 inches (19.1-38mm)
COLOR:
Generally black and yellow
DESCRIPTION:
Bumble bees are large, hairy bees that collect and carry pollen
on their hind legs to bring it back to the hive.
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The
Carpenter Bee
SIZE:
Up to 1 1/2 inches (38mm)
COLOR:
Dark-colored
DESCRIPTION:
Carpenter bees are large bees, resembling bumble bees. They
are heavy-bodied and metallic blue-black with green or purplish
highlights. The bodies are covered with bright yellow or orange
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The
Paper Wasp
SIZE:
5/8 to 1 inch (14-25.4mm)
COLOR:
Reddish-brown with a yellow circle
DESCRIPTION:
Paper wasps are 3/4 to 1 inch long and have longer legs and
slenderer bodies than yellow jackets and hornets. Their abdomen
taper at both ends. Paper wasps are sometimes called "umbrella
wasps" because their nests consist of a single exposed
comb suspended by a narrow stalk.
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