Long-legged wasps are a variety of wasps of the long-legged wasp genus, of which the yellow long-legged wasps and the parent-footed wasps are the most common, mostly in the bushes, stone crevices or eaves under the nest, personality is relatively mild relative to other large wasps, generally do not take the initiative to attack people, let's take a look at the toxicity of the long-legged wasps!
Bee species: there are many species
Long-legged wasp is a general term for a variety of wasps, mainly yellow long-legged wasps, parental foot wasps, brown long-legged wasps, etc., the appearance characteristics and body length are different depending on the species, for example, the body color of the parent-footed wasp is orange-brown, the body length is about 17 to 22 mm, and the body color of the yellow long-footed wasp is bright yellow, and the body length is about 18 to 23 mm.
Habits: Social bees
The long-legged wasp is a typical social bee, there are three types of bees in the bee colony, female, male and occupational bees, mainly feeding on small insects and lepidopteran larvae, but also eating nectar and fruit of a variety of plants, generally using soft pulp-like wood pulp to make nests, the hive is lotus-shaped, mostly built under hidden trees, stone crevices or eaves.
Toxicity: The toxicity is relatively weak
The toxicity of the long-legged wasp is relatively weak (only slightly stronger than the bee), the main component of the venom is bee venom cartonide, histamine, serotonin, hyaluronidase, etc., which has hemolytic, hemorrhagic and neurotoxic effects, and will be stung immediately after being stung, such as redness, pain, itching, etc. Allergic constitution may occur, but generally there will be no life-threatening.
Attack: Not aggressive
The attack of the long-legged wasp is not strong, as long as it does not invade the hive, it will rarely take the initiative to attack people, but if it invades the hive, it will also rise up and attack it, and the long-legged wasp swarm is not strong, there are very few hundred bees in a hive, most of them are only a few dozen bees, so in general, the threat of the long-legged wasp to humans is not large.
Summary: The toxicity of the long-legged wasp is not strong (only slightly stronger than the bee), as long as it is not allergic after being stung, the general problem is not big, and if it is not treated, it will heal in a few hours or two or three days, and the long-legged wasp also has a positive effect on the control of pests, so there is no need to provoke them.