Species?

[sophie&kane]

[sophie&kane]

it flew in the window late last night and was atleast inch maybe inch nd a half in length

[Oy]

Looks like a Hornet - Vespa crabro?

[Hedera]

Surely that's a Hornet!

[sophie&kane]

thanks! we wasnt sure if this was a hornet or a queen wasp as they both look similar

[Hedera]

Easy way to remember: Hornets are brown and gold; wasps black and yellow.

[sophie&kane]

ooh thanks for the tip (: i never knew that :P the hornet just flew in straight to the light and casually washed it self lmao we managed to catch it in a jar and release it outside =)