Identifying male wasps from female

[Curly green finger's]

Hi , is there a way to identify male wasps from female wasps.

Size? Different markings etc?

Thanks cgf

 

[JamezF]

Hi , is there a way to identify male wasps from female wasps.

Size? Different markings etc?

Vespula vulgaris, you mean?

James

 

[Ely]

Gender is different depending on how far away you are from it.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I’m not sure of the Latin name but thanks Ely , my assumption that males were bigger was right cheer's.

 

[enrico]

Can male wasps sting? Just wondering

 

[Curly green finger's]

Can male wasps sting? Just wondering

Good question, I think they can
If so being as there bigger ( males)
Are the stings worse ?

 

[JamezF]

It's not obvious to me why male wasps would be able to sting. The sting in both honey bees and common wasps is a modified ovipositor ("egg-laying tube") as far as I'm aware (therefore likely to predate the point at which their evolution diverged?) and males would not have one.

This page has illustrations of the three forms for V.vulgaris. The most obvious differences between the male and the others are the longer, thinner (and someone blunt-ended) abdomen and the curved antennae.

V. germanica which I believe is also common in the UK is here and looks pretty similar.

James

 

[JamezF]

The other wasp I've seen a fair bit recently is the Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media). The differences there don't look quite so pronounced.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

Hi , is there a way to identify male wasps from female wasps.

Size? Different markings etc?

Thanks cgf

The drone has one extra abdominal stripe and long abntennae

 

[Curly green finger's]

The other wasp I've seen a fair bit recently is the Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media). The differences there don't look quite so pronounced.

James

Thanks james for your input I can now read up on wasps later cheers.
I think if folk were more clued up on them they would get stung half as much

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The drone has one extra abdominal stripe and long abntennae

And is hung like a donkey on viagra

 

[Curly green finger's]

And is hung like a donkey on viagra

Seriously can you not provide anything better than that , I’ll go and tell the children that , Dani can you remove that post?

 

[Erichalfbee]

This is the Go To group for anything wasps and anty https://m.facebook.com/groups/15906...m/groups/1590641777855221/?ref=share&exp=8ce3

 

[jarmo henttu]

Antenna in the male is string like.

 

[Karol]

Hi , is there a way to identify male wasps from female wasps.

Size? Different markings etc?

Thanks cgf

Two things to look for.

The antenae in male wasps are primarily used to detect female sex pheromones so are nodular and curved if not straight.

The antenae in female wasps are used for sensing but also for measuring the length and angles of brood cells during nest building so they have straight antenae that have a defined bend (angle) in them at rest.

Male wasps have an extended abdomen and therefore look longer in appearance. And no, drones cannot prick you because they don't have a stinger.

 

[Blunt Spike]

And is hung like a donkey on viagra

Why would you hang a donkey?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Why would you hang a donkey?

why not? they like to hang monkeys in the more retarded areas of the country

 

[Gilberdyke John]

why not? they like to hang monkeys in the more retarded areas of the country

Only to prevent them spying forthe French according to reports I understand

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Only to prevent them spying forthe French according to reports I understand

it was because it didn't speak any English.

But having worked in that area quite a bit over the years - neither do many of the locals!!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]