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Yellow jackets nest

Vespula maculifrons

Photo by tannimtae
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Field Notes

Description:

Underground hive of the Eastern yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.

Habitat:

Found throughout the eastern United States and into the Great Plains. Nests are almost exclusively built underground.

Notes:

Looks abandoned. Found while clearing a new trail in the woods behind our house.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Aaron_G
Hi there. Whenever you spot something that's FROM an animal (such as feces, tracks, a web, a nest, etc.), it can go in the category for that animal. Since this belongs to wasps, I've gone ahead and have moved it to Arthropods for you.

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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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