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Bald-faced Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula maculata)
Photo#140269
Copyright © 2007
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
Baldfaced Hornet -
Dolichovespula maculata
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Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: approx 1 inch
Dolichovespula maculata - Baldfaced Hornet-confirm?
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Contributed by
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
on 26 August, 2007 - 11:44pm
Last updated 8 October, 2007 - 2:18pm
Definitly,
This is indeed a male bald faced hornet, dolichovespula maculata.
Real nice image:)
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vulgaris
, 27 August, 2007 - 7:32am
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Thank-you! How can you tell i
Thank-you! How can you tell it's a male? The antennae?
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 27 August, 2007 - 11:28am
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Yes...
The antennae are longer in males, and males have 1 more abdominal segment than females.
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vulgaris
, 27 August, 2007 - 12:18pm
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Ah! Thank-you! I learn someth
Ah! Thank-you! I learn something new every day here. ^__^
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 28 August, 2007 - 1:39am
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