What's The Difference Between Bees, Wasps, Yellow Jackets, and Hornets?

[@velvetarc6718]

Bees are cute, wasps are elegant, yellow jackets are nosy, hornets are intimidating

[@danrhone9756]

Wasps can be dangerous though

[@velvetarc6718]

@@danrhone9756 So can bees, but they still look cute

[@skeleton819]

wasps are jerks

[@velvetarc6718]

@@skeleton819 Yellow jackets are more jerks than wasps. Wasps can actually be pretty chill. Depends on the wasp.

[@danrhone9756]

@@skeleton819 I agree. There’s bunch of wasps whare I work at. There extremely irritating

[@kirkskilling3249]

Yeah it was real captivating when i stepped on that yellow jacket nest the other day 😂😅

[@SUB-ZERO-414]

Bro same I was 8 and I stepped on a nest of Yellowjackets, about 40 started attacking me, and I got stung a total of 9 times

[@InstrumentFan2510]

You seen one?

[@Zectro73]

​@@SUB-ZERO-414 I live in Florida and I never got stung by them

[@samsimington5563]

I actually have a nest of cicada killers in my sand mound. These are rather large wasps that mainly prey on cicadas and are shockingly and generally docile around humans like bees are. And while they can sting humans if actively provoked by one, the sting isn't actually as dangerous as it would be for a cicada. My aunt and I got rather close in personal with them yesterday while limbing trees as our compost box is right next to were the cicada killers were congregating so we took the time to research them better, leading to our discovery that they were cicada killers. And like stated above, they didn't feel any more threatened by us being near their burrows throwing tree branches near them (I bet they used them as a food source) than we did about their presence, so our tree limbing expedition went off without a hitch.

[@jonathanhall1825]

@@kirkskilling3249 the little wasp I am talking about is not Yellow Jackets

[@lynnannandbenji]

Fact: All hornets are wasps. But not all wasps are hornets.

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thanks for watching!

[@aviaplaton]

Citation from Coyot Peterson

[@rokayataleb4451]

My brain is not braining and I just lost 20,000 of my braincells but what you just said

[@Slabri]

Fact: No one asked.

[@eternalamos365]

@@SlabriWhy did you comment then?

[@williammcleroy558]

I had a yellow jacket nest in a box on my front porch last summer. I had to pass withing 3 feet of them everyday to get dog and cat food. Only got stung once. It was actually very interesting to watch them buzz in and out constantly. They would stop traffic when I stepped onto the porch and many would poke their heads out of the hole in the box and wait till I passed then started buzzing in and out again.

[@Icewall956]

So polite lol

[@williammcleroy558]

@@Icewall956 They actually were! I don't mind them. We had ZERO flies that summer!

[@Icewall956]

@@williammcleroy558 honestly great to hear that- they always bother me when I sit outside, but tbh I’m the one intruding on their space. They’re just giving me a warning to “buzz” off. Gotta appreciate the little creatures!

[@williammcleroy558]

@@Icewall956 Nah, they just want your sweat. They like electrolytes. They can be a bit bothersome since they aren't very shy. They will land on you. Key is to just not freak out. Remember that they have no desire to actually use their valuable venom on you since they can't eat you. They just want your sweat and sometimes your arm hairs. I know. Weird right? Apparently it makes a good adhesive for their nest. LOL

[@thehighllama8101]

One afternoon, whie I was eating lunch outside, a yellow jacket landed on my turkey sandwich. And I watched as the yellow jacket cut a very small piece of turkey out of my sandwich and then flew away with his little snack. I remember thinking, "I didn't know yellow jackets eat meat."

[@tntplayzexe8909]

Bees are good.. Wasps I don’t feel too safe around Yellow jackets I want dead… And hornets….. I’m staying far away,…

[@indyreno2933]

Did you know that bees are more closely related to ants than they are to wasps and some wasps are more closely related to both bees and ants than they are to other wasps?

[@mikezylstra7514]

There is a pecking order between domestic honeybees, wild honeybees, and bumblebees. I used to watch all 3 types on the flowering weeds at my cottage in Ontario, Canada. The domestic honeybee bossed the other 2 types around - they never entered a flower she was on. The bumblebee was the meekest - both honeybees would shoo her away easily - even tho she was bigger than them.

[@curiousgemini]

We used to live in the country. My dad once accidently knocked down a hornet's nest while driving the tractor on the edge of a forest while mowing. He had over 30 stings or so but was still conciouse when he went to the hospital. Pretty scary!

[@skeleton819]

bees, the only reasonable creatures in this vid

[@DawidWegrzyn-rp4vd]

Vespa Crabro

[@JIm-w1b]

In northeastern Ohio, yellow jackets have to be the worst kind of menace. They live in the ground and have only a hole the size of your little finger, what you never see unless you step on them in the woods or run a lawn mower over them. And also, a hazard when you ride a motorcycle, is you may ride into a swarm of bees or hornets

[@stevemenegaz9824]

Float like a Lepidoptera, sting like a Hymenoptera.

[@randuhhh]

I used to be terrified of wasps and LOVED bees… but the past 3 years I’ve had a lot of interactions with both and I have to say I’m a wasp person for life. When wasps get in my room I can lift the broom head up to them and they will gently hop on for a free ride back outside. But bees??? OMFG so cute but just no brain cells 😭 my room is a sunroom so tons of windows and stg the bees truly believe if they hit the window hard enough they’ll be back outside 😭😭 if I try the broom trick the mfs attack the broom head AND ME with ferocity while trying to portal through glass. Like they don’t have one shot to make their death count 😭 At least the wasps seem to have some understanding of how glass works or something idk lmfao. Maybe someone will be able to explain why in the comments🤣

[@l.n.3372]

I really appreciated this video. You explained the differences with great depth of detail and clarity. Visually, I think that I can tell the differences between wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets now.

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thank you for watching our video. In order to provide some clarification, we understand that yellow jackets are wasps (and the video indicates that yellow jackets are a "subset of wasps."). We decided to specifically discuss yellow jackets, since they are more well known to many across the country (compared to other types of wasps) and because they seem to interact with humans more than other types of wasps. If you liked this video, be sure to check out our "Animals & Insects" playlist.

[@liamneu5568]

The whole video script was written by AI. Your channel is a joke

[@mbogucki1]

Bees are actually nice and relatively docile. The rest will sting you simply because you look at them the wrong way. That is the only difference. 😂

[@EquineMetalhead]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@djmaro6171]

Where is the bumblebee

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Or Carpenter Bees?

[@GramGramGenX-ln5sc]

They are beeing ignored

[@kylelumpkin7517]

The bumblebee, sadly, has been cancelled by the woke mob.

[@mikezylstra7514]

@@kylelumpkin7517 which is stupid if you're like, sooo "organic" and wanna drive a golf cart down a freeway. Bumblebees pollinate countless flowering plants all over the world and in many cases pollinate flowers other bees are not capable of. They also pollinate domestic plants (crops). Never EVER harass a bumblebee. They have enough difficulties - just to mention both domestic and wild honeybees which are dominant over them in the fields.

[@reneeelias9514]

My fav!

[@brenmanock]

I appreciate honey bees industriousness whereas yellow jackets attack in late summer.

[@kylelumpkin7517]

Please explain the “whereas” in this statement.

[@Woodstock271]

This is a really cool and educational video. I’ve been fascinated with bees and wasps and hornets since I was a little kid. Me and my sister and mom and dad drove down from Chicago to Kentucky to meet our bootlegging cousins and uncles for the first time. They lived in a cabin and ate rattlesnakes and stuff. We were “city slickers” and they were kinda spooky. But cool and strange to me at 10 years old. They were moonshiners like most my Irish/American ancestors and it was kinda neat to meet them. This was the 60’s and they didn’t have electricity yet in Cane Creek but they had a well with the best water I’ve ever tasted in my life. Me and cousin Timmy were carving a bow and arrow on the porch and I guess I accidentally stuck my bow up into a wasp nest and that’s all I remember clearly. I passed out on the porch and Timmy told the adults I’d been stung. My face swole up, it got me in the temple and I was rushed to a country doctor down a dirt road and shot with a rusty needle of Benadryl. I recovered but allergic to bee venom now, I was sad that I should be afraid of them from now on. I had my emergency kit with me and even though they could kill me with one sting, I really wasn’t afraid. I just knew to watch out for them. A single honey bee would never sting me and I let them walk on my hand. Wasps and hornets I didn’t trust. But I wouldn’t kill them, I just avoided them. I didn’t get stung again until I was 27 years old and had no allergic reaction at all. Guess I outgrew my allergy to bee venom when the doctors back then said it would get worse with time. They were wrong and I still love bees and wasps and hornets. I just appreciate them from a distance now.

[@AdamFox2575]

Yellow Jackets can be friendly, as long as you ain't aggressive to them. They will land on you and crawl around, you just have to be calm about it.

[@Theplug926]

Cap!!

[@steveybiggunzgaming8118]

I wish I could be calm but I’d be running flailing and jumping in my pool to get it off me

[@epicterry6706]

Yellow jackets are chill but will fight for food and crawl on it

[@RickGladwin]

Yeah that’s been my experience. The drones that are out looking for food are more curious and task-focused than anything else. Let them do a little inspection and they move on. They might have a munch first if there’s food. The only time I’ve seen them be aggressive is if you disturb their nest.

[@mrsubase]

Wasps can live independent lives.

[@professionalpepper6021]

Great video! People need to see this, it clearly outlines the differences between them which is good.

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@thomaswatson6722]

The close up video imagery in this video is amazing.

[@ShonnMorris]

Good video. I'd say that Yellowjackets in many ways are like small honets as they also hunt other insects and at picknicks are often attracted to meat sources such as tuna. I'd say of the four groups here, Yellowjackets are the most aggressive and most likely to sting but they won't pursue you very far.

[@tombreault1096]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you for yet another great upload

[@SometimesScienceYT]

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[@CW0123]

If it’s not a fluffy bee, imma assume it’s a hornet and fvcking flee

[@hughjass1044]

The difference? The size of the yelp when you didn't get away fast enough.

[@KISSFanDan1995]

3:15 I got stung in the nose and hand by one of those while dumpster diving a few weeks ago. Went back there last week and still there.. The best I could describe the sting is like a burning electric shock that lasts about 5 minutes.

[@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279]

Once I was walking back from work and a yellowjacket was following me. He wouldn't give up! So I finally stopped to see what the little dude wanted. He went straight to my cooler bag which had flowers on it. Hahaha. Once giving it a quick check, he got offended the images were fake and left. (Since this video says they eat food and not flowers, I don't get it. Lol. It totally was a yellowjacket though.)

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Hi. Thanks for the comment and for watching our video. Our research shows that yellow jackets do eat plant nectar and fruit (among other things), but that they may be more attracted to human food or sugary treats compared to bees and wasps.

[@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279]

​@@SometimesScienceYT Oh I see. Thanks for explaining.

[@oogaboogacute]

kiss himm pleaase

[@shanomac69]

@@SometimesScienceYT you'd should research better, you're trying to make a distinction between wasps and yellow jackets when they're the same thing. What you called wasps are a mud dauber, yellow jackets and hornets are PAPER WASPS. But all 3 species are wasps.

[@ericatorres9089]

Nature is amazing

[@2101case]

Twice over the years yellow jackets have swarmed by tractor after stinging me when I made the mistake of running over a ground nest. They went back to the nest at nightfall both times.

[@deefective1100]

The only bee people usually encounter are yellow jackets because they are out forraging. These bees are sniffers, attracted to smell. If you just let them do their thing, even letting them land on you they will just fly off. Not an aggressive bee unless you do something to piss them off.

[@RickGladwin]

Exactly this. I actually like watching yellowjackets eat - they’ve got complicated little mouth bits.

[@ap118.]

Apenas abelhas são estritamente consumidoras de néctar e pólen, o resto tem uma dieta parcialmente carnívora ou 100% carnívora. Vídeo interessante. Gostei.

[@paisan8766]

So are the black ones just cool wasps?

[@skyrimwarrior]

i got stung by all, except the giant hornet, wasps hurt alot.

[@gryzelek.pl556]

If wasps hurt alot i dont want to find out how much hornet sting hurts

[@danrhone9756]

I think Wasps has the most powerful sting than any other bees in the colony

[@Pillow479]

They have a lot in common to be honest

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Yellowjacket is just a Paper Wasp, and Hornet is just a huge Wasp

[@oceanwaves83]

Mentions hornet Shows common paper wasp, mud dauber, yellow jacket. Anything but a hornet

[@chuckfinley3152]

Pro tip, did they chase you for 100 yards? It's yellow jackets lol

[@gamesgonenuts]

this was very informative left a like

[@SometimesScienceYT]

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[@UnsinkableSam]

Thanks for the info✌

[@SometimesScienceYT]

You are welcome!

[@rosalindearp8806]

I can tolerate bees but I pretty much don't have any love for the rest of them.

[@jonathanhall1825]

There is a wasp that is very small and likes human sweat and they are very gentle

[@stevemenegaz9824]

The stinging insects use different venom formulations. for the peptide/enzyme toxins. In general, wasp stings are more painful and longer acting.

[@zakkholguin3942]

What about tarantula hawks? Those dudes are always alone unless mating I think. Also in my experience, they're pretty non defensive, at least here in west Texas.

[@bronwentillman8385]

I was 8 years old and a hornet came out of nowhere and nailed me an inch from my left eye. It left a bumpy round scar smaller than a pea where it stung me. I have heard of hornets randomly chasing a person until they sting.

[@ralkros681]

If its yellow and clearly not a bee, I'm running 😅

[@thekittenwolf]

yellow jackets and hornets are types of wasp.

[@puffer-wh3md]

Yellow jackets are agressive if you have food bro,i was eating a mcdonalds outside a carvery restaurant and one of them attacked my sauce,it didnt sting me but i had to move cuz it wouldnt move,even tho my dead af brain cells telling me to run no matter how harmless they are lmaooo

[@user-eq9su6bk2n]

Thank you I have a wonderful relationship with these critters, I live in a rural area early retired 37 years ago age 42 taught school & other rural job S, love the people & critters❤

[@michaelmappin4425]

They all have their own stories. And that story is, here comes pain. 😢

[@DarrellLancaster-l5q]

Very good

[@Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rm]

🐝

[@kylegalen6863]

I have a severe phobia of stinging insects, why am I watching this?

[@alanmcrae8594]

Liked & subscribed! A very well organized presentation that addresses all the key traits & behaviors that a new homesteader would want to know about. Thanks for producing & sharing this excellent presentation.

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thank you for watching and for subscribing!

[@liamneu5568]

The whole video script was written by ai. This is not a legitimate science channel and they got several things wrong in this video.

[@takeimotion]

Thanks this is what I needed, hard to identify them!

[@sorry11303]

So that was a yellow jacket I saw on this blimp hangar they can get pretty big with more oxygen they receive and when I mean big I mean big. 😲

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

The truth is that all sweat bees that won't leave you alone are very annoying.

[@cellman1829]

Why am I watching this before I go to bed 🤔🙈🙄

[@helplessants]

Love this channel

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thank you! We recognize that you have been part of our community since the very beginning, and we really appreciate the continued support.

[@aztec0996]

0:54 this line sounds like something they would say on Strange Wilderness 😂

[@TheYodelingViking]

Could you do videos on ants? I don't really understand their role in our world like I previously didn't understand what flies did before your video on them.

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thanks for the suggestion. We will explore.

[@brandonmuse5532]

Awesome Video

[@SometimesScienceYT]

Thank you!

[@jordancobb7553]

I love bees... i hate wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets

[@The-GreenHornet]

This narrator sounds a lot like the Malibu Artist

[@reneeelias9514]

Looking at some of the wasps here i for some reason think of expensive sports cars

[@pulverize3]

The difference is 1 is good and 3 will attack you immediately.

[@generaljesus9825]

None of them attack unless you pose a threat to them.

[@pulverize3]

@@generaljesus9825 i always pose a threat to any unauthorized creature on my land

[@SunlessComa4614]

Paper wasps, as I've learned this summer, are just less lazy versions of honeybees with a bigger appetite for destructive insects.

[@commentsedited]

Starting fluid wipes them out fast.

[@JAMESMANHUNT9]

Simple answer bees would rather not sting you since it's suicide for them Every else doesn't care

[@TheArbiterOfTruth]

Yellowjackets and hornets are all species of wasp.

[@MrWinotu]

What about a bumble bee??

[@Forber8160]

When I was seven, My brother told me about a Pollen bee which apparently was a sub species, so I just took it. And we actually had a pollen bee nest in our front yard. (Yellow jackets) so one day my brother decided to point a STICK in the they’re nest. And I was sadly near him outside. So he decided to do it but luckily he did it near the door, so he was lucky to get in. But I was still stuck outside, so I had to evade the wasp in a zigzag line (I learned this from a guide online) but it was pathetic and the yellow jackets stung me 2 times at the house, and one time that hurt ALOT school. The powerful sting sunk in to my neck and I was rushed to the office. Luckily the fear only lasted for one day but I was afraid to go outside during the whole day. Especially when I begged my grade 3 teacher if I could stay in.

[@juliejohnson9740]

What do they have in common....they all can sting

[@kenwilson5641]

They didn’t evolve. They were made. That’s why they are how they are

[@rokayataleb4451]

Yea dude I saw a hornet in my house me and my cousin threw pillows and didn’t dare to attack us lol 😂 and it ran away 😐😐

[@Mikebumpful]

According to Clint from Clint's reptile room, all of these are wasps (including ants).

[@rivermike18]

Calling something that grows in nature “human food” is throwing me off especially seeing as these insects are more likely to encounter these foods first.

[@colehara]

RAID!!!!

[@flaneurnz]

Whats the name of the background music?

[@jorgecervantes7644]

What about the black and white ones?

[@wildguy4773]

Every hornet is a wasp, but not every wasp is a hornet

[@Therealgrif13]

This video makes me scared

[@SunlessComa4614]

Unless you're severely allergic and have nests in areas you frequent, no need to be afraid. I cleared out something like 10 years worth of weeds and poison sumac in garden beds around and in the backyard of my grandparents house, and planted dozens of pollinating flowers. At any given time there are hummingbirds, bumblebees, finches, honeybees, and paper wasps hanging around, and of those only thr hummingbirds are aggressive. The wasps are reclusive and like to hang out in their little paper nests at the top of the wooden shed way out in the backyard, and I'll see one every few days for like 2 minutes. They come out to clear out the bugs that are known to kill flowers, then they dip. Honeybees have a nest somewhere inside the gutter (grandparents have leafguards so it stays dry), and they honestly don't even seem to notice that anyone is there. They fly in their small area, hang around the flowers and nap, then go home. I stand right under their nest and watch them with my dog, and they're like these calm little dudes that say hi, eat, sleep, then go home. There's also never food around cause wasps apparently suck at getting rid of gnats and it's not worth it, so nothing attracts them to people. It's like a transaction: I give them lots of food and they keep my flowers healthy, and we leave each other's houses alone. You honestly have to be actively seeking them out or leave your food just sitting around unattended to even encounter them. No one aside from beekeepers and pest control people will do the first thing, and no one does the second part cause, ick. They seem scary cause they're little and airborne, but that's pretty much it.

[@danicaagustin181]

I had a bee on my pinky and i closed it and it stug me and i said the f word so many times and i was in school💀 so many people was looking at me and i ran to one of the supervisor and she gave me some ice😅

[@neonguy5990]

This guy sounds like the paint explainer

[@vandalzallone]

Еволицита им ге разделила МИЛИОНИ години назад! Нищо общо нямат помежду си. Това все едно мечки, вълци, катерици,с вине... да сръвняваш с примати! Много добро видео! Да се преведе на български! ❤

[@pprehn5268]

What about Hover Flies?

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

As I understand it, a "bee" species will only chase you about 100 feet or so, before giving up on you; but a hornet/wasp will chase you for the better part of 10 miles. Is this accurate?

[@2101case]

I had two of them chase me about 150 feet from it's nest. They both got me.

[@printmeacoupon7974]

The faint music in the background sounds like an iPhone ringing constantly.

[@notapplicable531]

First mistake: not all bee species are social. Many are solitary. Same for many species of wasps.

[@NV..V]

Raid kills them all, especially in a garage.

[@no_bots_allowed3992]

yellow jackets are wasps

[@martinking1993]

Actually hornets aren't on top of the food chain. Honey buzzards are one of their main predators.

[@johncena4458]

Bees 👍 Wasps, hornets, yellow jackets 🖕

[@StephenMacdonald-s7v]

i work in the woods as a cutter. been doing it 6 years. ill run into bald faced and yellow jackets. ive even ran right into nests and been attacked pretty bad but there not as bad as angry bumble bees. they stick to you and sting over and over. the hornets you can run and they dont chase far.

[@ricqik]

Yellow jacket, paper wasps and hornets are all wasp.

[@epicraptorman]

What about "dirt daubers"

[@bonedadii]

3 of these are evil

[@googlephone4445]

What the heck is a yellow jacket ?

[@Thunderstar7]

Bees and ants are descended from wasps

[@Eric-AC]

Kinda missed flightless ones...