My SIL gave us a new Hummingbird feeder yesterday. This morning I was looking out the storm door and noticed what I thought was a small moth on the side. I went outside to find the biggest hornet EVER. It's hinder parts look like a yellow jacket and the front had the coloring of a red hornet. His wings are grayish and almost as long as his body. Anyone know for sure what kind it is????
Here's a photo...
It looks like it from here, and the description sounds like it... compare it with pics online:
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=vespa%20crabro&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
They'll show up at porch lights too, maybe you can get a close up-picture. They are relatively docile.
