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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
Photo#191871
Copyright © 2008
Linda Murphy
Wasp - Polistes dominula -
Polistes dominula
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 1, 2007
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Contributed by
Linda Murphy
on 18 June, 2008 - 7:46am
Last updated 4 July, 2008 - 5:06pm
Bull's eye!
Nicely trained!
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margarethe brummermann
, 18 June, 2008 - 10:39am
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Polistes dominula
the european paper wasp. this one is likely a queen based on the black dots on her face
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 18 June, 2008 - 7:56am
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Interesting
Any other way to check - I have a few more shots with different angles
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Linda Murphy
, 18 June, 2008 - 12:37pm
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nah
paper wasps don't really have seperate "queens"... simply reproductive females and in mostly all species, there is no way to tell a "queen" from a worker. however, in dominula, the more dominant the wasp the more black it has on it's face. toward the end of the season when larger workers emerge, they too will have some black on their face so telling a queen at that point is hard. but right now any workers out will be small and not have black on their face
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 18 June, 2008 - 1:12pm
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I didn't know about the dots,
I didn't know about the dots, thanks for the hint. Also this time of year the 'queen' is usually still making the nest.
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Dann Thombs
, 18 June, 2008 - 12:30pm
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yep,
although just because it does not have dots on it's face does not mean its not a queen. i have seen some queens (with nests before workers emerged) with no black on their face at all. some queens have it, some dont but most dominant wasps of this species do
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 18 June, 2008 - 1:15pm
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I looked through some of my l
I looked through some of my last year's photos and noticed that some had and some didn't. A 'queen' is simply a fertile female as opposed to a sterile worker, so there would naturally be a mix towards the end of the season, wouldn't you think.
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Dann Thombs
, 18 June, 2008 - 3:25pm
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