GIANT HORNET
This picture is from Encarta
The “hornet” is the wasp called Vespa crabro, common on the east coast
of the U.S OF.A , where it is also called the giant hornet. This wasp,
brought from Europe in the mid-1800s, makes its nest of hexagonal cells
inside hollow trees. Wasp nests are paper, made of the partly digested
wood and plant fiber. Hornets may come out from their nests at night and
cluster around sources of light. Like other wasps, hornets have a painful
sting.
Research by Gavin and Alex 4/5S
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