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[CNewton]

Location: Western New York, USA

Date: 4/24/18

Habitat: My Office... building is surrounded by fields and woods.

Length: Approx: 20mm, I'm not going to take her out of the small container I have her in to get exact unless you really need it.

 

 

My office is within the center of a building, there's no windows or even an outside connecting wall. This would be the 2nd queen finding her way in, the first being a Tetramorium. She seems pretty docile considering she's a yellow jacket. She readily accepted some soda and some rehydrated fruit. I have her in a deli cup with a small damp paper towel.  If she is a queen, what next? Not that I'll be allowed to keep this, I'm barely squeaking by with ants in the house!

 

 

 

 

 

[dermy]

This looks like a Vespula maculifrons queen. [hard to tell with the pictures] I'd release her since she may have a nest somewhere or was inside looking for a nesting location. They are really hard to keep in Captivity.

[T.C.]

Considering the time of the year, it is likely a "queen".

[Connectimyrmex]

Definitely a queen, with the large thorax and spots under the abdomen stripes.

[StayLoki]

Beautiful little lady tho!!
To keep or not to keep hehe

[CNewton]

I released her. Maybe some time I will try my hand at wasps.

[StayLoki]

I'm sure it's super advanced keeping..'outta my league but I really enjoyed the pictures Newton!!
I don't usually see them like that when I'm running from them
Thanks for sharing!!