Was just looking in a box of parts and found this. Thought I saw it fly into the shop a few days ago. Looked larger when I saw it come in. Still pretty big. Question: Is this one o dem Murder Hornets? :eek::eek: View attachment 1715813712
European.. There is a nest somewhere near the house...thinking one of the barns down the valley at the farm. Supposedly they only range 1000 meters or less from home.
The mostly dark (black) head and perpendicular lines on the abdomen indicate the Euro-Wasp. Annoying as hell regardless but the Asian is about twice the size.