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Yellow Jacket or mimic? - Vespula squamosa - male
Copyright © 2006 Tim Lethbridge

Yellow Jacket or mimic? - Vespula squamosa - Male
Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
December 23, 2006
There were dozens of these on the same bush. The bush also had an aphid infestation, I believe they were going after them. Other wasps and ladybugs were on the same bush. These seemed very docile considering yellow jacket's reputation.

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Yellow Jacket or mimic? - Vespula squamosa - male Yellow Jacket or mimic? - Vespula squamosa - male Yellow Jacket or mimic? - Vespula squamosa - male
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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 8 March, 2009 - 7:35pm
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 6:40pm

Not a mimic
This is the real deal. A male of V. squamosa

Nice observations
… Vespula vulgaris, 8 March, 2009 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the confirmatio
Thank you for the confirmation!
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