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Southern Yellowjacket

Vespula squamosa

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Field Notes

Habitat:

They were in a hole going under a pine tree. They were bringing out dirt.

Species ID Suggestions

Southern Yellowjacket

Vespula squamosa

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (5)
courtneyhitson
Thanks! And @ Mostly Microbe, I didn't get stung at all. They seemed to not even notice me. They were very busy moving dirt out. First time I had seen something like that.
Mostly Microbe
Great find! Hope you didn't literally stumble upon these!
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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