The Asian giant hornet species (Vespa mandarinia) is a large social wasp about 2 inches long that has recently been spotted in Washington.The hornets sport orange heads, orange stripes and a ...

It has a much smaller or pinched waist and then smooth looking brown and orange stripes cover the abdomen. The cicada killer, of which there are three different species in Texas, are also quite ...

While ground wasps usually aren't aggressive and offer benefits like pollination and pest control, they can sting if disturbed. Luckily, there are several ways to get rid of ground wasps and send ...

Instead, look at the stripes on the abdomen. Asian giant hornets have dark orange stripes while cicada killers are a brighter, higher-contrast yellow, Newsweek reported. The distinct shapes of the ...

A wasp found across much of the United States resembles the murder hornet, ... Whereas the Asian giant hornets have dark orange stripes, cicada killers have higher contrast yellow stripes.

Hornets and bees are both feared insects for their painful stings. Both are quick-flying, hive-building insects that work ...

Yellow jackets and paper wasps are incredibly similar wasps, and it’s difficult for the average person to tell them apart. They’re both yellow and black with thin bodies, slender wings, and similar ...

But the two-winged, striped insect shown in this picture is not an Asian giant hornet. It's actually an eastern cicada-killer wasp, which is native to Texas. Credit: KVUE viewer ...