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A nest of baldfaced hornets (Dolichovespula maculata, Vespidae), on a crabapple tree. The nest is about the size of a football, and about 8 ft high. Okemos, MI., August 11, 2003. A nest of baldfaced...
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A nest of baldfaced hornets (Dolichovespula maculata, Vespidae), on a crabapple tree. The nest is about the size of a football, and about 8 ft high. A second shot with the flash on. Okemos, MI, August...
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The queen comes out and investigates "What is going on here?", after a few flashes from my camera. I thought she was out foraging! I was hoping that she would stay and I can document/film the whole...
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One can see about 20 cells already built by the queen, and the envelope has at least two layers. Okemos, MI. May 26, 2003. One can see about 20 cells already built by the queen, and the envelope has...
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A brand new nest of the baldfaced hornet, righ on the light fixture outside my garage! This is about the size of a chicken egg. Okemos, MI. May 26, 2003. A brand new nest of the baldfaced hornet, righ...
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carpbeesawdust
Saw dust underneath the nesting hole of a carpenter bee (Xylocopa spp, Apidae). Photo and copyrighted by Chris Earley. July 23, 2003. Saw dust underneath the nesting hole of a carpenter bee (Xylocopa...
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carpbeenesthole
Nesting hole of a carpenter bee (Xylocopa spp, Apidae) on a window frame. The diameter is about 10 mm (7/16 inch). Thanks to Chris Earley, University of Guelph, who took this picture and sent to me....
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carpbeedroppings
Defecation (droppings) underneath the nesting hole of a carpenter bee (Xylocopa spp, Apidae). Photo and copyrighted by Chris Earley. July 23, 2003. Defecation (droppings) underneath the nesting hole...
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bee_on_arm
A bee on my palm. I am not sure what kind of bee it is (next time I have to sacrafice all the nice bugs to science! Must collect specimens to have correct identification, I was told, photos are not...
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A nest of Polistes dominulus (European paper wasp) underneath the wax melter. The surface it attached to was metal. A nest of Polistes dominulus (European paper wasp) underneath the wax melter. The...
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The European paper wasps (Polistes dominulus, Vespidate) will nest anywhere they please. Here they are nesting inside a horizontal metal pipe (diameter about 3 inches). MSU apiary, USA. August 5,...
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hornetnest
A very young nest of the baldfaced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). Can be very agressive but prey on other insects for a living. Michigan, USA. A very young nest of the baldfaced hornet...
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euro_paperwasp
A nest of European paper wasps (Polistes dominulus). This is an invasive species in Michigan. It has become much more common than the grey paper wasp (P. fuscatus), which is not as aggressive. MSU...
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Starting up a new nest by a queen Polistes dominulus. New nests are usually started May-June. This picture was taken on June 8, 2002. Starting up a new nest by a queen Polistes dominulus. New nests...
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The nest of the yellowjackets shown in the previous picture. This is Nov. 23, 2001 and nearlly all workers are dead due to the temperature. Only mated queens survive winter and start new nests the...
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yellowjacket_entrance
Entrance to a yellow jacket nest, in a pile of twigs just behind my house. Entrance to a yellow jacket nest, in a pile of twigs just behind my house.
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fig4_yj_entrance
Entrace to a yellowjacket nest. This nest was in my garden, probably from a abandaned ground hog hole. They only showed some agression when we mowed near the nest. Okemos, MI. August 24, 2002. Entrace...
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florea_on_honey
A closeup of florea workers on the top flat surface. This is also called the "dance floor" because florea workers dance on a flat surface, they do not use gravity as a reference as Apis mellifera and...
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florea_tagged
I tagged a florea worker with a numbered tag and introduced her back to the nest. I was trying to see if the tags would stay since the bees are so small and the tags were designed for mellifera...
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