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  2. Dolichovespula maculata - Wikipedia

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    Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.It is taxonomically an aerial yellowjacket but is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and ...

  3. Median wasp - Wikipedia

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    The median wasp was first classified by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. [10] This wasp is part of the subfamily Vespinae which includes all hornets and yellowjackets. [3] It is part of the genus Dolichovespula, a genus whose species include the tree wasp (D. sylvestris), the Saxon wasp (D. saxonica), the bald-faced hornet (D. maculata), the Arctic yellowjacket (D. norvegicoides), and the ...

  4. Dolichovespula - Wikipedia

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    Dolichovespula is a small genus of social wasps distributed widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America , such as Dolichovespula norwegica , along with members of their sister genus Vespula .

  5. Hornet - Wikipedia

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    Some other large wasps are sometimes referred to as hornets, most notably the bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) found in North America. It is set apart by its black and ivory coloration. It is set apart by its black and ivory coloration.

  6. Do fish feel pain? Why some scientists are split on the debate

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    What level of pain do fish feel? That, too, is unknown. Zangroniz said studies only use a few species of fish and don't represent the more than 30,000 fish species that exist.

  7. Yellowjacket - Wikipedia

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    Most of these are black and yellow like the eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) and the aerial yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria); some are black and white like the bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). Some have an abdomen with a red background color instead of black. They can be identified by their distinctive markings ...

  8. Check Out the Venomous Defense Mechanism of the Male Platypus

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    Male platypuses have sharp spurs on their back legs shaped like a canine tooth. These hollow spurs measure 0.59 to 0.71 inches long and connect to crural glands in the animal’s upper thighs.

  9. Diffuse noxious inhibitory control - Wikipedia

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    Noxious stimuli activate the endings of nociceptive C and A delta nerve fibers, which carry the signal to neurons in the dorsal horn of spinal cord. DNIC refers to the mechanism by which dorsal horn wide dynamic range neurons responsive to stimulation from one location of the body may be inhibited by noxious stimuli (such as heat, high pressure or electric stimulation) applied to another ...