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Woodpile Nesting German Yellowjackets. - Vespula germanica
Copyright © 2017 herc1120

Woodpile Nesting German Yellowjackets. - Vespula germanica
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 10, 2017
Size: Roughly 9" x 5" comb set.
This German yellowjacket nest was built in a pile of firewood. This would be the first non-structural germanica nest I have personally collected, although I have seen four other non-structural german yellowjacket nests in my area.

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Contributed by herc1120 on 12 August, 2017 - 6:09am

Non-structural?
What do you mean by "non-structural"? I have never heard this term being applied to a wasp nest. Do you mean it lacked an envelope?
… Matthias Buck, 12 August, 2017 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

 
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I mean "non-structural" as not a nest constructed in a man made structure like most Vespula germanica do in North America. This nest was unique in that the queen selected a site that was not in a building.
… herc1120, 13 August, 2017 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the clarification!
… Matthias Buck, 13 August, 2017 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

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