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Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)
Photo#11081
Copyright © 2005
Lynette Elliott
Southern Yellow Jacket -
Vespula squamosa
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Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 24, 2004
Just like photo
so I assume this is also a queen.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 10 February, 2005 - 11:48am
Last updated 8 December, 2007 - 1:51pm
Yes.
Both images are of queens. This species is a facultative social parasite on Vespula maculifrons. That means that colonies of the southern yellow jacket (V. squamosa) can either be free-living, or a queen can simply take over a young V. maculifrons nest by killing the resident queen and forcing the workers to raise her offspring instead.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 10 February, 2005 - 1:37pm
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Moved to Guide
Thanks, Lynette & Eric.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 11 February, 2005 - 7:03am
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