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Bald-faced Hornet & prey? - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2008 J>N>Dell

Bald-faced Hornet & prey? - Dolichovespula maculata
South Georgia, Ware County, Georgia, USA
July 5, 2008
This hornet has captured its prey in my sickle pod patch. The photo may not be sharp enough to identify its prey but it would be interesting to know.
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Contributed by J>N>Dell on 14 July, 2008 - 1:54pm

Nice image
although the prey looks a little too chewed up to get an ID on what it is. It was most likely some type of fly being that these wasps are primarily fly catching experts.
it might have been an orange soldier fly such as this although its just a guess:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33231
… Vespula vulgaris, 14 July, 2008 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. Whatever it was it di
Thanks. Whatever it was it diasappeared quickly in the jaws of the hornet.
… J>N>Dell, 14 July, 2008 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Pablum?
They turn a piece of food into a pulp and take it to the babies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 17 July, 2008 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

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