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Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Its well-known features include its hanging paper nests and the females' habit of defending them with repeated stings.

Habitat:

throughout N. America

Notes:

I spotted this at my parents house on their Porcelain vine. There were quite a few of them around on the vine on the fence around the pool.

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Bald-faced hornet

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