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Bald-faced Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula maculata)
Photo#31585
Copyright © 2005
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
Bald Faced Hornet? -
Dolichovespula maculata
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Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 12, 2005
Size: 1 inch approx.
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Contributed by
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
on 15 September, 2005 - 1:13am
Last updated 1 September, 2007 - 6:28pm
Yes.
Yes, this is a male baldfaced hornet.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 16 September, 2005 - 3:33pm
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Yay!!! I got this one right!!
Yay!!! I got this one right!! How can you tell it's a male? Curious..
Thanks
Jo
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 16 September, 2005 - 6:37pm
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