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Yellow Jacket? - Dolichovespula arenaria - female
Copyright © 2008 Naomi Smith

Yellow Jacket? - Dolichovespula arenaria - Female
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
July 29, 2008
Is this just a yellow jacket, and if so what are the extensions at the ends of the 2 front legs?
Thanks
Contributed by Naomi Smith on 29 August, 2008 - 4:37pm

Dolichovespula arenaria, female (ON)
Those extensions are milkweed pollinaria. See also comment under this image:
… Matthias Buck, 29 August, 2008 - 4:55pm

 
Dolichovespula arenaria
Wow, thank you Dr. Buck, that was fast.
Naomi
… Naomi Smith, 29 August, 2008 - 5:29pm

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