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Bald Faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Bald Faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 12, 2007
Size: 1 inch
Male or female?

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Bald Faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata Bald Faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 13 September, 2007 - 2:58am
Last updated 14 September, 2007 - 1:38am

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 14 September, 2007 - 1:38am login or register to post comments

A Female
worker
… vulgaris, 13 September, 2007 - 5:47am login or register to post comments

 
Probably.
Probably is a worker, but new queens are also on the wing now. Queens often have larger white "shoulder" patches, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 September, 2007 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah..
queens often prove hard for me to tell apart from workers....
… vulgaris, 13 September, 2007 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! After looking at [ur
Thanks! After looking at http://bugguide.net/node/view/20273#61182 I can't tell what it is (queen or worker)

Guess I'll keep collecting until I get one that I can tell for sure. ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 14 September, 2007 - 1:40am login or register to post comments

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