Western Yellowjacket or Vespula pensylvanica

f5.6, 1/20s, 1x, ISO100, 17 steps at, 487µ/step

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Interesting positioning, how did you do that? Posted 2 years ago
1. William Bodine
  
  Lion
  
  Insect pin on underside of abdomen, taken out with post editing. Posted 2 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

Insect pin on underside of abdomen, taken out with post editing. Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Nicely executed! Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. William Bodine
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Posted 2 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Really nice! I like how you posed it too. Posted 2 years ago
1. William Bodine
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Christine Posted 2 years ago

The Western yellowjacket

"Vespula pensylvanica", the western yellowjacket, is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus "Vespula". It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by William Bodine

By William Bodine

Uploaded Dec 15, 2022. Captured Dec 15, 2022 11:22 in 2GGQ+R8, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
f/5.6
1/21s
ISO100
100mm

Captured in the fall. More fall photos.