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Is this a Yellowjacket? - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2007 Steven Price

Is this a Yellowjacket? - Polistes dominula
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 22, 2007
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Contributed by Steven Price on 23 July, 2007 - 4:53am
Last updated 23 July, 2007 - 7:58am

Polistes dominula, female (MA)
Steven: I would be interested to know what she is feeding on.
… Matthias Buck, 23 July, 2007 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

 
Polistes dominula, female (MA)
Yeah, I would've liked to have known what she was feeding on myself, but it was in pretty rough shape. Not to mention, I wasn't about to interrupt her ;) Some large beetle, that's as far as I got with the ID.
What's the (MA) in your ID mean?
… Steven Price, 23 July, 2007 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

 
State abbreviations
The "MA" just indicates the state. This way I can quickly search for images from certain states.
… Matthias Buck, 23 July, 2007 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
Matthias, Mike Boone
has a better search option he hopes will become part of BugGuide. You can see the discussion and his offer to send the link to those interested. It only searches on a part of the database right now, but you might find it useful anyway.
… john and jane balaban, 23 July, 2007 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

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