European hornet / Stršljen

Description:

The eyes are deeply indented, shaped like a C. The wings are reddish-orange, while the petiolate abdomen is brown striped with yellow. The European hornet is larger than the common wasp, but smaller than some Asian hornet species. It has hair on the thorax and abdomen, although the European hornet is not as hairy as most bees. European hornets don't have the rove beetle Velleius dilatatus living in their colonies.

Habitat:

The European hornet, Vespo crabro, is a large eusocial wasp native to Europe, now found world-wide in a number of color morphs and sub-species. It was first reported in the United States in 1840 in New York and currently ranges throughout the Eastern US as far west as Dakotas. Technically, the European hornet is the only true hornet in North America

Notes:

I am sorry to say this one was dying of exhaustion when I came upon it...