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Danienu Mullica Hill, NJ May 03, 2020

Hi from New Jersey! This bug was flying around my living room! Can anyone tell me if it’s a hornet or some other type of insect?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 03, 2020

It is a vespid wasp of some kind (cannot be identified more specifically from this angle).

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Danienu Mullica Hill, NJ May 03, 2020

I might add that it was quite big. I’d say almost 2 inches. Can’t really tell bc it curled up after I hit it. I wish I had taken more pictures.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 03, 2020

It might be a European hornet (Vespa crabro) then. They reach a maximum length of about 1.5" - http://www.vespa-crabro.com/hornets.htm

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Danienu Mullica Hill, NJ May 04, 2020

Yes! I think it may have been a European hornet. Thank you!

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