Mitten wasp

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The mitten wasp is a small (around 2cm long) predatory flying insect found across the land of Kiep, most commonly the flower forest, being one of the continents top pollinators, after the beemal.

Characteristics / Behaviours
Mitten wasps have a shiny black exoskeleton with opaque wings of the same shade along with a collection of rose-pink fibres towards the end of its legs, reminiscent of little pink mittens - hence the name 'mitten wasp', being a predator, its preys upon other invertebrates - its primary food source being beemals. Mitten wasps are venomous, although its venom only being as potent as the yellowjackets found on Earth.

Mitten wasps stay in small colonies of only 15-20 (the largest recorded being a multi-colony of 200 wasps), and unlike many other species of wasp, do not construct paper-like hives in the tree tops, instead burrowing in the ground or nesting within hollow trees.

Taxonomy
Mitten wasps are related to the cicada killer wasps of Earth.