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Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)
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Copyright © 2013
Andrew Hoffman
Vespula squamosa
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Big Oaks NWR, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
April 28, 2013
Found crawling along a rotten log on a forested rocky bluff. It was large, but not as large as the European Hornets I've seen.
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Contributed by
Andrew Hoffman
on 30 April, 2013 - 9:27pm
Last updated 18 May, 2013 - 11:02pm
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 1 May, 2013 - 6:37pm
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For hornets & yellowjackets...
...will you find the pic more quickly if it's left in ID Request or moved into the Guide (say, to Vespinae)?
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 1 May, 2013 - 6:44pm
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Thanks guys
I wondered the same thing...
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Andrew Hoffman
, 1 May, 2013 - 7:00pm
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Either is fine with me
When I check BG I always glance at ID request as well as the higher taxon levels of the wasps
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 11 May, 2013 - 2:15pm
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Southern Yellowjacket, perhaps?
If I'm right (wait for the experts), it would be BG's first image from Indiana.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 30 April, 2013 - 9:32pm
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Thanks Ken
Very cool! I hope that is the case, it was a pretty one.
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Andrew Hoffman
, 30 April, 2013 - 9:57pm
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