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Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - male
Copyright © 2006 Donna K Race

Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - Male
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
October 7, 2006
ID confirmation please, is this a Dolichovespula maculata - male? (Hope I spelled that correctly) More views to follow.

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Contributed by Donna K Race on 7 October, 2006 - 5:04pm
Last updated 8 October, 2006 - 9:43am

Yes, you are correct
Some males, including yours, have a white band on the 1st "abdominal segment"
… Tony-2, 7 October, 2006 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Tony!
Reading the info page and your contributions helped tremendously. I'm still not totally confident in my understanding of all the terms
yet. :)
… Donna K Race, 7 October, 2006 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
List the terms
you are unsure of and I will try to show the parts they refer to on an image(s).
… Tony-2, 8 October, 2006 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

 
What I really need...
...is one anatomy diagram for each order that can be printed out for reference, rather than having to go back and search all the time. My memory is no longer swift and learning at my age (65) is very challenging, especially with all the new (to me) terminology. For someone who has no scientific background, it's worse than being in kindergarten.

A suggestion...the glossary article is a good start, when completed it could have a tab of it's own in the guide and include diagrams. This may be a very big project, but extremely helpful to those of us new to the world of entomology and without written references. :)

This is a wonderful site and all the effort that the editors are contributing to educate those of us who want to learn is very much appreciated, thanks!
… Donna K Race, 8 October, 2006 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

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