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black and white wasp - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2009 Matt Coors

black and white wasp - Dolichovespula maculata
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
July 6, 2009
Size: about 1"
Found this wasp while walking around my parents' yard. It seemed to be chewing on the surface of a stump...

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Contributed by Matt Coors on 10 July, 2009 - 3:21pm
Last updated 8 October, 2009 - 9:32am

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