In the autumn high season, outdoor play, you need to pay attention: do not easily approach the hive to provoke wasps. In addition to winter, wasps can appear in the middle and low altitude mountains almost all year round, and if they do not harass the hive, they will rarely actively attack humans. But in the fall, this situation changes significantly, when most wasps reproduce the last queen bee (eggs) and prepare the food needed for hibernation. Wasps will expand their range of activities, increase their alertness, and become extremely fierce. Easy to attack and hurt humans. If you approach the hive in the autumn, you may be bitten by swarms! Therefore, there is a saying: "Autumn Moja Vespa" (Horse Bee). Especially the yellow-waisted tiger-headed bee.
Yellow long-legged wasp, also known as: land horse bee
Wasp, also known as: horse wasp. Hymenoptera. The mouthparts are chewy and suction, and the antennae have 12 or 13 segments. It is usually winged, and the chest and abdomen are connected by a slender "waist". Different varieties, different body lengths.
The following is a few of the wasps I photographed. (First of all, I am not an insect expert, only because I like photography, I have been particularly fond of natural ecology (insects) shooting in the past ten years.) If there is any error in the expression, please point it out, please forgive me)
1, Chinese tiger head bee, also known as: Chinese tiger head bee. Body length 39-50 mm (male wasp smaller). It is the largest tiger-headed bee in China and one of the five most poisonous bees in the world.
Chinese tiger head bee, also known as: Chinese tiger head bee. Body length 39-50 mm (male wasp smaller)
It is mainly distributed in the middle altitude mountains, and the female bees nest in tree holes and soil caves. Fierce temperament, strong toxicity, sting seriously will cause death.
The Chinese tiger head bee is the largest tiger head bee in China and one of the five most poisonous bees in the world.
2, black-tailed tiger head bee. Also known as: black-tailed wasp. Body length 26-38mm. It is the second largest tiger-headed bee. It is often found near other weak bees or long-legged hives, preying on bee pupae and larvae. He also likes to suck on the fallen lotus mist, longan, and pear rotting fruit. Loud when flying. When he photographed this tiger-headed bee, he suddenly flew up and "buzzed~" and passed by his ear, and at that moment, his scalp exploded.
Black-tailed tiger-headed bee. Body length 26-38mm. It is the second largest tiger-headed bee
3, yellow-waisted tiger head bee. Also known as: yellow loin. Body length 25-29mm. It is the third largest tiger-headed wasp and is a social tiger-headed wasp. In the winter, all members of the yellow-waisted tiger-headed bee family die naturally, leaving only the female queen bee and eggs to overwinter. Therefore, in the autumn, compared with other wasps, the yellow-waisted tiger bee is more aggressive. In addition, nesting is mostly built on low branches and under the eaves and window sills, which is the most common species in the city or suburbs. Therefore, it is more necessary to pay more attention to prevention.
Yellow-waisted tiger-headed bee. The third largest tiger-headed bee. Autumn is the most aggressive wasps
4, brown long-legged wasp. Also known as: Brown Horse Wasp. Body length 22-40mm. The antennae are all black, and the body color is reddish brown with a strong luster. The sound of wings vibrating during flight is loud and can be seen except in winter.
Brown long-legged wasp. Body length 22-40mm
Brown long-legged wasp. Also known as: Brown Horse Wasp
5, Yellow long-legged wasp. Also known as: Land horse bee. Body length 18-23mm. Loved visiting flowers. It is customary to nest under the eaves of tree branches, leaving one (or more) bees to guard the nest and protect the eggs. common.
Yellow long-legged wasp. Also known as: Land horse bee. Body length 18-23mm
Yellow long-legged wasp. Guard the nest and protect the eggs
6, meta-lateral heterogaveneous wasps. Also known as: bull's tongue bee. Body length 12-17mm. The hive is shaped like a cow's tongue, similar in appearance to the molt of a snake, and can reach a length of more than a meter.
Metalateral heterogaveneous wasps. Also known as: bull's tongue bee. Body length 12-17mm.
7, Black Shield Wasp. Body length 21mm. The body is mostly golden and excellently recognizable. It is fast and is the slowest species of wasps to hibernate.
Black Shield Wasp. Body length 21mm. The wasp that hibernates at the latest among vespas
8, blue-striped wasps. Also known as: green rice bee, green incense bee, horseshoe bee, crotch bee, body length 10-23mm. Nesting in a dirt hole on a steep hillside, it is a wasp that does not hibernate.
Blue-striped wasp. Body length 10-23mm. It is a wasp that does not hibernate
8, Other, wasps to be named.
Wasps to be named
It is said that this is also the yellow-waisted tiger head bee. It's just that the color of the head and chest shield is different from the yellow-waisted tiger-headed wasp in front.
It is said that this is also the yellow-waisted tiger head bee
(This article is written by goku Q&A "How big is the horse bee?" The answers are compiled and supplemented. Thanks for watching)