There's a lot of these in a tree across the street from my house. I don't know what they are, they look like they're about 2 inches? They just keep flying in and out of the tree.
Are they dangerous enough that they'll attack someone walking past or standing close by? The tree is behind a fence on a sidewalk. They don't look that big in the photo, but I thought they were carpenter bees at a distance.
I live in north east Jersey, outside NYC.
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bee wasp hornet?
Looks like Vespa crabro - http://www.vespa-crabro.de/hornets.htm
Opinions vary, but I have found them to be relatively non-aggressive.
Hi. we have them around here in South Jersey and I was told they are a species of hornet. I am not getting close enough to find out how aggressive they are. I kill them. JB
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