Bald-faced Hornet, queen - Dolichovespula maculata

            5/23/09
Boulevard Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Dolichovespula maculata, female.
A "queen" building nest over garage door.
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps & Sawflies)
(Aculeata - Bees, Ants & other Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps & Hornets; Potter, Mason & Pollen Wasps)
Subfamily: Vespinae (Hornets & Yellowjackets)
Genus: Dolichovespula
Species: maculata
(Dolichovespula maculata) Baldfaced Hornet
   

Taken in: United States / Washington / Duwamish (show map)

Taken on: May 23, 2009

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Seattle

Washington

King County

United States

North America

taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia

Animalia

Animal

Invertebrate

taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda

Arthropoda

taxonomy:class=Insecta

Insecta

Insect

taxonomy:order=Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera

Aculeata

taxonomy:superfamily=Vespoidea

Vespoidea

taxonomy:family=Vespidae

Vespidae

Hornet

Wasp

Stinging Wasp

taxonomy:subfamily=Vespinae

Vespinae

taxonomy:genus=Dolichovespula

Dolichovespula

taxonomy:species=maculata

taxonomy:binomial=Dolichovespula maculata

Dolichovespula maculata

taxonomy:commonname=Bald-faced Hornet

queen

nest

nest-building

on garage

large

white

May

2009

Arthropod

Bald-faced Hornet

black

Boulevard Park « less

Sets appears in: • June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009 • Hymenoptera/Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies more » • My House • Plant Helpers • Plant Pest Eaters/Pest Parasites « less

Groups appears in: • Wild-living Flora and Fauna of King County, Washington • Animal Architecture

Camera: Nikon D40X, f/5.0, 1/400 sec, 105mm (=157mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40X
Lens:	105.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	105mm (35mm equivalent: 157mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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