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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Long-waisted Paper Wasps (Mischocyttarus) » Western Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus flavitarsis)
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Paper Wasp nest - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis - male? or Queen? - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Paper Wasp nest - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis - male? or Queen? - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 29, 2009
Is the larger wasp on the left (9 o'clock position) a male? or the Queen?

Image taken July 29th.

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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 22 November, 2009 - 9:57pm
Last updated 23 November, 2009 - 1:58pm

The largest wasp is the foundress queen
together with three of her female "worker" offspring. Adult males - nor young sexual females - weren't yet present at this relatively early phase of the cycle.
… Richard Vernier, 23 November, 2009 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Richard,
As the summer progressed and the new family grew, there were times when the nest was literally covered in tending wasps. Hopefully, I'll find pictures of some males to add as I sort through my backlog.
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 23 November, 2009 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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