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Baldfaced Hornet - Queen - Dolichovespula maculata - female

Baldfaced Hornet - Queen - Dolichovespula maculata - Female
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 7, 2005
Size: 3cm
I saw the discussion here about the unique patterning on that bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) and wondered if it might be the same species. It seems to have the same patterning, at least to an amateur like myself.

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