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European Hornet🐝

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SpeciesHymenopteraVespidae
Arthropods

🐝European hornet

Vespa crabro Linnaeus

Шершень звичайний (Vespa crabro) — велика оса, що мешкає на території Європи, крім північних та крайніх південних районів. Довжина особин до 35 мм. Зазвичай утворюють невеликі колонії чисельністю від 100 до 300 особин. Полюють на різноманітних комах (бджоли, оси, мухи, бабки), також споживає квітковий нектар, фрукти та їх сік. Шершень звичайний через свій розмір помилково вважається агресивним видом.

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Also called
Vespa crabro, Hornet
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumArthropoda
  3. ›classInsecta
  4. ›orderHymenoptera
  5. ›familyVespidae
  6. ›genusVespa
  7. ›speciesVespa crabro
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  1. classInsects · Insecta
  2. orderAnts, bees & wasps · Hymenoptera
  3. subfamilyVespinae
  4. genusVespa
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. subphylumHexapoda
  4. classInsects · Insecta
  5. subclassPterygota
  6. orderAnts, bees & wasps · Hymenoptera
  7. superfamilyVespoidea
  8. familyVespidae
  9. subfamilyVespinae
  10. genusVespa
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黃邊胡蜂 (zh), szerszeń europejski (pl), Vespa crabro (es), lódarázs (hu), hoornaar (nl), bålgeting (sv) … and 25 more languages
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European HornetFrelon européen (Vespa crabo), Parc de Woluwé, Bruxelles (51791202897)Vespa crabro 80708
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