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Common wasp - Vespula vulgaris - Holugeitungur - Geitungur að drekka blómasafa. The identifications of the wasps illustrated below are believed to be correct. In order to produce the following images, it was neccessary to kill one or two worker wasps of each species. This is something we don't like doing, but it would have otherwise have been an impossible task to produce the range of similar images of each species that we have. See more: http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbi...

Although it is not clear whether the etymology refers to the Latin name "vespa" or the striped abdomen, which echoes the striped mineral jasper. See more:
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There are approximately 9,000 species of wasp in the UK. These include the parasitic wasps, some of which are so tiny, they can barely be seen without a micropscope. 250 of these are the larger wasps which have have a stinger. Only nine of these are social wasps which form large nests, the majority are solitary and cause no upset to humans. The Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) is found throughout the UK in almost all habitats, including woodland and urban areas. They are nicknamed jaspers in the Midlands, deriving possibly from the Latin for wasp, vespa, or from the similarity in looks to the striped mineral jasper. As the commonest UK wasp they are easily identified by most people. Adult workers (always females) measure 12-17mm whereas the queen is around 20mm. Iconic black and yellow stripes give a clear warning to other animals that these insects are dangerous. With the abdomen split into six segments, one black/yellow stripe on each, the Common wasp is very similar to the German wasp (Vespula germanica). The key difference is that Common wasps lack the three black dots on the head and distinct black dots on the back as they merge with the back stripes. See more: https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-h...