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Maculifrons nest - Vespula maculifrons
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Maculifrons nest - Vespula maculifrons
Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 2007
The nest didn't reach maturity(it doesn't have any queen cells built) due to the fact that disease killed the colony early.

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Contributed by vespula vulgaris on 9 March, 2008 - 1:40pm
Last updated 10 March, 2008 - 8:09pm

Didn't and doesn't.
Sorry, I'm a writer, and misspellings get my attention:-) Neat shots, by the way, as most of us have never seen what an underground nest looks like.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 March, 2008 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

 
sorry...
i was in a hurry when i uploaded these...i try to watch my spelling even though im a horrible speller! :)

yes, underground nests are interesting. they are hard to dig out, as they are very fragile and sometimes break realy easily. i was watching this nest since june, and was giving them cat food throughout the season. if they hadn't died of disease, the nest would have been way larger than this.
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