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German Yellowjacket Nest with Pupae - Vespula germanica
Copyright © 2020 Jay Greenberg

German Yellowjacket Nest with Pupae - Vespula germanica
Brighton, Monroe County, New York, USA
June 15, 2020
By June 15th, some of the cells that had contained larvae are empty. Also, 2 of the cells with pupae have been ripped open, exposing the pupae. One of them has a dark streak of unknown nature. Body fluids? It looks as though some kind of predator has been at work, although I never saw any creature at or near the nest other than the queen.

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Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 28 September, 2020 - 12:56pm

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