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German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 795, February 587, March 920, April 1,448, May 2,088, June 2,277, July 2,436, August 2,095, September 1,538, October 1,148, November 627, December 490.
United States28,417
Alaska16,451
Canada5,613
Ontario3,874
Germany2,720
Australia2,587
New York2,440
United Kingdom2,283
England2,110
Victoria1,489

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyHornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies · Vespidae
GenusGround Yellowjackets · Vespula

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