Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Vespidae » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula) » American Yellowjacket (Vespula alascensis)
Photo#1139285
Underground nest - Vespula alascensis
Copyright © 2015 Stephen Hart

Underground nest - Vespula alascensis
Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA
September 11, 2015
Dozens of these yellowjackets were actively entering and exiting a hole. One, in photo 3, is carrying a small stone.
These are stills from a 4K video. I've posted one dorsal abdomen, a pair of faces and the stone-carrier.

In all three photos, the dark part of the background is looking down the hole, which was about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. See fourth image.

FWIW, the location is Robin Hill Farm, a Clallam County Parks demonstration farm, with cattle, orchard trees and a vegetable/flower garden. Several such holes were visible in a large grassy area.

Images of this individual: tag all
Underground nest - Vespula alascensis Underground nest - Vespula alascensis Underground nest - Vespula alascensis Underground nest - Vespula alascensis
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Stephen Hart on 14 September, 2015 - 6:15pm
Last updated 14 September, 2015 - 7:20pm

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets. Awesome shots! Thanks for uploading
… Vespula Vulgaris, 14 September, 2015 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact