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Unkown Wasp - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2009 Mandy Howe

Unkown Wasp - Polistes dominula
Enumclaw, Forested Unincorporated King County, Washington, USA
October 11, 2009
Size: 22mm
This one was hovering around low to the ground and landed several times on the beauty bark.
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Contributed by Mandy Howe on 14 October, 2009 - 11:03pm
Last updated 1 August, 2012 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Mandy Howe, 15 October, 2009 - 4:13am login or register to post comments

Maybe a European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominulus).
I'm no expert, but the ones we have around Colorado Springs look just like this, and are called a European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominulus).
Actually, we just call them Yellowjackets.
… Donald Erickson, 14 October, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
My thought too
… John R. Maxwell, 14 October, 2009 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you Donald and John! After I got your ID I did some research and found out that the queens are the only ones to survive the winter. That's good to know because we'd like to clear off a lot of the nests while they are empty of course. Also, I don't know if anyone is interested in this, but I found it pretty neat. There is an old article in Discover Magazine that had the following article: Cop Wasps vs. Drug Smugglers
… Mandy Howe, 15 October, 2009 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

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