CLOSED: cicada killer (hornet) vs golden digger wasp

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chasbro44 Caledonia, MI Aug 08, 2007

To ease confusion, could someone kindly post a clear explanation of differences between these to bugs? Hornet and wasp: aren't these two different names describing the SAME insect?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 08, 2007

Hornets are wasps; the genus Vespa, in the Family Vespidae. The wasps you mentioned are different species -


Golden Digger Wasp:
http://www.cirrusimage.com/hymenoptera_Great_Golden_Digger_Wasp.htm


Cicada Killer Wasp (not a hornet):
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~hollidac/cicadakillerhome.html

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 09, 2007

And to complicate matters, our hornets are not really hornets. We just call them hornets. They are actually in the yellow jacket family. Hornets build enclosed paper nests above ground in the open; yellow jackets build enclosed paper nests in enclosed places (bird houses, etc), often underground.

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