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Which Yellow Jackets? - Vespula
Copyright © 2009 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Which Yellow Jackets? - Vespula
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 4, 2009
Sorry for the group shot
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 4 September, 2009 - 10:36pm
Last updated 24 August, 2010 - 6:07pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 5 September, 2009 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Eastern and downy
These are all either V. flavopilosa (the downy yellowjacket) or V. maculifrons (the eastern yellowjacket) workers.

The large one near the top of the photo is a flavopilosa, the two to the immediate right and left of her are maculifrons. The two that are drowning are also maculifrons
… Vespula Vulgaris, 5 September, 2009 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

 
Thank-you! and they didn't dr
Thank-you! and they didn't drown ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 5 September, 2009 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

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