OT -Re: German word for yellowjacket (as in hornet)

[rept@qwest.net (Mike Blain)]

Your right- I was under the impression they were Hornets.

"Vespula. Vespula vulgaris is common in rotted tree stumps at higher 
elevations and V. germanica (the German yellowjacket) is becoming more 
common in many urban areas of California, where it frequently nests in 
houses. These wasps tend to be medium sized and black with jagged bands 
of bright yellow (or white in the case of the aerial-nesting 
Dolichovespula [=Vespula] maculata) on the abdomen, and have a very 
short, narrow waist (the area where the thorax attaches to the abdomen).
"

Dirk Schneider wrote:

> hornet  = Hornisse
> 
> AFAIK "yellowjacket" is a kind of wasp = Wespe
> 
> to make this complete :
> 
> bumblebee = Hummel
> 
> bee = Biene
> 
> Greets
> Dirk
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Blain" <rept@qwest.net>
> To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:59 PM
> Subject: German word for yellowjacket (as in hornet)
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> anyone know the german word for "yellowjacket"  aka Hornet?
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