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Bald-faced Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula maculata)
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Copyright © 2009
Paul Gregory
Wasp predator and prey -
Dolichovespula maculata
Weitchpec, California, USA
September 16, 2008
Whiteface hornet eating a yellowjacket on a willow branch near the Klamath/Trinity Rivers confluence.
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Paul Gregory
on 30 August, 2009 - 12:49am
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 12:33pm
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Eric R. Eaton
, 25 September, 2009 - 12:33pm
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D. maculata
eating some sort of yellowjacket. D. maculata is known for its' willingness to take on yellowjacket prey
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 30 August, 2009 - 8:02am
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