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Bald Faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

Description:

It belongs to a genus of wasps called yellowjackets in North America, but is not called that because it lacks yellow coloring. Instead, it is called a hornet in the American sense of a wasp that builds paper nests, especially one of the subfamily Vespinae.[2]

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Tamarac Craig
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Tamarac Craig

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Sep 12, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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