European Hornet.

[D K B.]

Is this the European Hornet, or just a rather large wasp?.

 

[susbees]

Bog standard queen wasp. We still have some starting nests.

 

[oliver90owner]

Looks motre like a bog standard bumble.

 

[Swarm]

Queen wasp.

 

[Karol]

Vespula germanica, commonly referred to as the germanic or European wasp. Confirmed by diamonds running down the centre of the abdomen and 3 dots on the mask (the normally yellow triangular part of the face bordered by the mandibles). Not necessarily a queen as germanica is the larger of our commonly occuring wasps and workers @ 20mm length are not uncommon.

 

[D K B.]

Thanks for the info, going to be a lot of wasps around later in the year, giving the bees something else to do. But not this one !!!!.

 

[susbees]

Looks motre like a bog standard bumble.

Nope. You can make out the stripes. On full brightness on a 17inch screen. Just

 

[mbc]

Looks motre like a bog standard bumble.

is it a buzzard ?