Species group · Insects
Hornets
WAnimals has 2 species of hornet, all in the family Vespidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 60 countries
- 152 parks
- Length
- 1.8 cm – 5 cm
- Lifespan
- 1 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of hornets on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 60 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Abruzzo, Lazio y Molise1 species
- Aiako Harria1 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici1 species
- Aizkorri-Aratz1 species
- Alta Costa / Archipiélago de Kvarken1 species
- Alta Murgia1 species
- Alto Veluwe (Hoge Veluwe)1 species
- Aralar1 species
- Archipiélago (Saaristomeri)1 species
- Armañón1 species
- Aspromonte1 species
- Babiogórski1 species
Did you know…
It eats other large insects such as beetles, wasps, moths and dragonflies, supplemented with fallen fruit and sap.
From Hornet
Unlike most wasps, it can fly and hunt at night.
From Hornet
A colony can reach 400 to 1,000 individuals at its late-summer peak.
From Hornet
It eats large insects, tree sap and honey.
From Asian Giant Hornet
New queens mate in autumn and then hibernate until the following spring.
From Asian Giant Hornet
A group of hornets can wipe out an entire colony of European honeybees in a few hours.
From Asian Giant Hornet