Complex sentence: The European hornet is larger than a yellowjacket but smaller than some Asian hornet species, and has hair on the thorax and abdomen, although is not as hairy as most bees.
Split into simpler sentences: The European hornet is larger than a yellowjacket but smaller than some Asian hornet species. It has hair on the thorax and abdomen, although the European hornet is not so hairy as most bees.