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Wasps
Copyright © 2016 Masumi Palhof

Wasps
Kodiak, Kodiak County, Alaska, USA
August 6, 2016
Yellow one is Dolichovespula arenaria - Male. Photos of the red ones:
There was at least a dozen of each species on the tree, I just had trouble photographing them all together.
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Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 22 September, 2016 - 7:11pm
Last updated 15 May, 2023 - 2:49pm

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… bdagley, 15 May, 2023 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

This looks like a congregation of males of D. arenaria and
a worker of the rare northern yellowjacket Vespula intermedia!
… Anthony Daglio, 7 October, 2016 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I thought they were the same species at first (just male and female because of the appearance differences) because there were so many of both species on this tree! They did not seem bothered by each other at all.
… Masumi Palhof, 7 October, 2016 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Well, Most yellowjackets can congregate with no animosity
on certain plants. I have seen this phenomenon a few times. I wonder if they were attracted to the "smell" of the leaves, or a secretion from the plant, or were just hunting.
… Anthony Daglio, 8 October, 2016 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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… John S. Ascher, 22 September, 2016 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

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