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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula) » German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)
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Help ID - Vespula germanica - male
Copyright © 2011 Gary R. McClellan

Help ID - Vespula germanica - Male
Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
October 16, 2011
Size: 5/8 in.

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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 16 October, 2011 - 10:48am
Last updated 14 January, 2012 - 4:55pm

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… Vespula Vulgaris, 17 October, 2011 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

im not sure but i think its a
im not sure but i think its a Japanese hornet we have them at our house they are scarey & painful
… Meadow, 16 October, 2011 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Not the Japanese Hornet...
One of the Yellowjackets, but I can't tell you the species. They are pretty temperamental around their nests, but alone are pretty unlikely to harm you. This appears to be a male, which do not sting. Treat them carefully regardless.
… Cassie Novak, 16 October, 2011 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

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