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Possible wasp queen?

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Best Answer LC3 , November 22 2015 - 6:32 PM

i'm guessing it's just a common yellow jacket. You should look at the stripe pattern.

 

Seems like Vespula maculifrons and Vespula pensylvanica are present in Nevada, but with slight stripe variations.

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#1 Offline Here for the honeypots - Posted November 22 2015 - 4:42 PM

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Found this guy sleeping in my wood pile alone. Since he was alone I sort of expect it to be a queen. He may appear dead in these pictures but he's quite alive. I put him in the freezer a bit so that I could take pictures without getting stung. Tends to be much calmer and sleepier. Wasp people of formiculture, any help?? Edit: I suppose I shouldn't be referring to it as "he" if I'm unsure haha. My bad

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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted November 22 2015 - 6:14 PM

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Freezer? not fridge? It's never a good idea to put insects in the freezer.. I've done it before. :/

Hint: They die. Usually 

 

If she is a queen maybe you can start a colony with her? I've heard it being done before.


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#3 Offline Here for the honeypots - Posted November 22 2015 - 6:21 PM

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Only for about 5 minutes haha. I need some confirmation from someone though

#4 Offline LC3 - Posted November 22 2015 - 6:32 PM   Best Answer

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i'm guessing it's just a common yellow jacket. You should look at the stripe pattern.

 

Seems like Vespula maculifrons and Vespula pensylvanica are present in Nevada, but with slight stripe variations.


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#5 Offline Here for the honeypots - Posted November 22 2015 - 7:50 PM

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Ok thanks

#6 Offline dermy - Posted November 23 2015 - 12:02 AM

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I'm guessing either Vespula pensylvanica mainly because of the "Yellow eye ring" and the yellow stripe on the thorax:

 

see this picture for what I'm saying:

http://pubs.extensio...g?itok=iijM2Plh

 

BTW For Picture purposes freezer is okay but no more then a few minutes, for hibernating it needs some kind of "material" to protect it from the cold of a fridge, i wouldn't use dirt just because of pests and stuff.

 

All I gotta say is Vespula are really hard to get started, I don't know anyone who's started a Sucessful Vespula pensylvanica "nest" I do know someone who's done a small nest of Vespula maculifrons but it died shortly after workers, due to too unknown reasons.



#7 Offline Here for the honeypots - Posted November 27 2015 - 9:29 AM

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Hmm, okay thanks. So it was a queen? Or just a worker?

#8 Offline dermy - Posted November 27 2015 - 9:32 AM

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Hmm, okay thanks. So it was a queen? Or just a worker?

Sorry yes at this time of the year all wasps [unless you live somewhere tropical] will be queens, and the markings also suggest Queen.



#9 Offline Here for the honeypots - Posted December 6 2015 - 10:13 PM

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Ah okay thank you. I released it. Next one won't be so lucky

#10 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 3 2016 - 11:39 AM

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Raising wasps is kinda like big fire ants......that can fly.During the founding stage I've heard they  need A LOT of protein.


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