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Yellowjackets - Vespula maculifrons
Copyright © 2007 Ilona Loser

Yellowjackets - Vespula maculifrons
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 2, 2007
The yellowjackets get rather testy with each other when it comes to feeding at the hummingbird feeder. I think these are Vespula maculifrons but I could be wrong.
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Contributed by Ilona Loser on 7 September, 2007 - 9:59pm
Last updated 10 September, 2007 - 5:37pm

wow!
very cool shot!!:)
… vulgaris, 14 September, 2007 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I love getting shots like this showing the interactions of insects.
… Ilona Loser, 14 September, 2007 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Vespula.
… Matthias Buck, 10 September, 2007 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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