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  1. Humble beginnings #yellowjacket #queen #wasps #nuisance #egg #bike #scotland #aberdeenshire I had to remove this as it would have caused a lot of bother later in the year, hopefully She finds a more suitable spot for her brood.

  2. Humble beginnings #yellowjacket #queen #wasps #nuisance #egg #bike #scotland #aberdeenshire I had to remove this as it would have caused a lot of bother later in the year, hopefully She finds a more suitable spot for her brood.

  3. Humble beginnings #yellowjacket #queen #wasps #nuisance #egg #bike #scotland #aberdeenshire I had to remove this as it would have caused a lot of bother later in the year, hopefully She finds a more suitable spot for her brood.

  4. Humble beginnings #yellowjacket #queen #wasps #nuisance #egg #bike #scotland #aberdeenshire I had to remove this as it would have caused a lot of bother later in the year, hopefully She finds a more suitable spot for her brood.

  5. CW: Close-up photos of a yellow jacket

    This appears to be a queen V. squamosa. I have no idea how she got on my windshield wiper, what she’s doing there now, or why she didn’t leave sometime during my five mile drive across town with a stop to get gas along the way. She just sat there wiggling about the whole time. #Insect #Entomology #YellowJacket

  6. Yellowjackets eating a spotted lantern fly. It was dead before they got to it. Filmed 9/5/2025 Bethel Connecticut - yes, you may absolutely download & repost this elsewhere!
    (this was one I smashed & they came in to scavenge)
    #LycormaDelicatula #SpottedLanternFly #Yellowjacket #VespulaMaculifrons #InvasiveSpecies #Insects

  7. Seem to have trained yellowjackets that spotted lantern flies are food!

    neighbor K & I have been smashing lantern flies on the tree of heaven at next door gas station whenever we're on break. which has attracted yellow jackets to scavenge the corpses. It took them a few days to recognize them as edible, but now there's loads of them scavenging in area.

    This morning saw one going after a live one! Did a bunch of exploratory bites but gave up in favor of joining other yellowjackets in pulling apart dead ones.

    No issues with the yellowjackets bothering me or K while we're hunting lantern flies. They're just waiting for us to drop 'em and then swoop in. So just like other scavengers, just on a vastly different size scale than say ravens and wolves. We're kaiju sized to the yellowjackets.

    #LycormaDelicatula #SpottedLanternFly #Yellowjacket #VespulaMaculifrons #InvasiveSpecies #Insects

  8. Small pleasures

    Inspired by the vlog I shared earlier, posted by @ewen I went into the parched garden and took a photo of something that I have enjoyed watching lately. I provide water for birds and insects, butterflies and bees and foxes (and raccoons and coyotes and deer) so it's a joy to watch the obvious appreciation, even on the smallest scale.

    #EllieKPosts #insects #yellowjacket

  9. When picnicking or having a snack while hiking, here's a handy tip for keeping wasps at bay! (Observe what she is drawn to, then make a #wasp 'offering'!!!)

    The simple trick that stops hungry #wasps from ruining your picnic

    by Seirian Sumner, August 8, 2025

    "Long summer days call for picnics – but wasps often make an uninvited appearance. One quick trick can stop them from ruining an al fresco get-together.

    "It's summer in the northern hemisphere and that means Sun, sea – and wasps.
    A lot of us have been taught to fear wasps as aggressive insects that exist only to make our lives a misery. But with unsustainable wildlife loss across the planet, we need to learn to live alongside all organisms – even wasps. They are important #pollinators and predators of insects.

    "A little knowledge about their natural history can help you dine safely alongside wasps.

    "The wasps that usually visit your picnic are typically the common #yellowjacket (Vespula vulgaris) and the #GermanWasp (Vespula germanica). They seem to appear from nowhere. What should you do?"

    Read more:
    bbc.com/future/article/2025080

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/LNyWo

    #SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #WaspOfferings #Nature

  10. CW: scary bee-shaped insect being unwell

    Second yellow-jacket sting in as many weeks, I'm thinking of buying a gallon jug of StingEze. #yellowjacket #summer #goodmorning

  11. Since the bald-faced hornets were getting a bad rap due to an encounter with a popular Mastodon person yesterday I thought I'd share my encounter with this one this morning before picking berries.

    I slung my picking basket over a ring fixture on a post and noticed the wasp gathering wood pulp between the straps and not even flinching. I guess I'm in their good guy database. ;)

    #wasp #BaldFacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #insects #yellowjacket #NativeInsects #NativePollinators #pollinators

  12. Since the bald-faced hornets were getting a bad rap due to an encounter with a popular Mastodon person yesterday I thought I'd share my encounter with this one this morning before picking berries.

    I slung my picking basket over a ring fixture on a post and noticed the wasp gathering wood pulp between the straps and not even flinching. I guess I'm in their good guy database. ;)

    #wasp #BaldFacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #insects #yellowjacket #NativeInsects #NativePollinators #pollinators

  13. Since the bald-faced hornets were getting a bad rap due to an encounter with a popular Mastodon person yesterday I thought I'd share my encounter with this one this morning before picking berries.

    I slung my picking basket over a ring fixture on a post and noticed the wasp gathering wood pulp between the straps and not even flinching. I guess I'm in their good guy database. ;)

    #wasp #BaldFacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #insects #yellowjacket #NativeInsects #NativePollinators #pollinators

  14. Since the bald-faced hornets were getting a bad rap due to an encounter with a popular Mastodon person yesterday I thought I'd share my encounter with this one this morning before picking berries.

    I slung my picking basket over a ring fixture on a post and noticed the wasp gathering wood pulp between the straps and not even flinching. I guess I'm in their good guy database. ;)

    #wasp #BaldFacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #insects #yellowjacket #NativeInsects #NativePollinators #pollinators

  15. Since the bald-faced hornets were getting a bad rap due to an encounter with a popular Mastodon person yesterday I thought I'd share my encounter with this one this morning before picking berries.

    I slung my picking basket over a ring fixture on a post and noticed the wasp gathering wood pulp between the straps and not even flinching. I guess I'm in their good guy database. ;)

    #wasp #BaldFacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #insects #yellowjacket #NativeInsects #NativePollinators #pollinators

  16. I love paper wasps.

    I don’t hate yellow jackets. But they’re really terrifying near their nest!

    Once, I foolishly went to see the *known* yellow jacket nest on the trail in Cape Cod. I got too close, and had to run really fast to escape their attack. Luckily, I only got bitten once, but it stung! I found a decapitated head of a yellow jacket in my t-shirt. 😳 I still have this head in my dead insect collection. 😙

    #yellowJacket #wasp

  17. Narrow Alleys and Vibrant Life in Malaga

    I love the narrow streets and alleys of Malaga. They’re great for street photography!

    Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7M3Focal length28mmISO1250Shutter speed1/500s

    #balconiesWithPlants #CocaColaSign #Malaga #narrowAlley #outdoorCafes #Photo #Photography #Spain #StreetPhotography #travelPhotography #urbanLife #vibrantColours #yellowJacket

  18. Narrow Alleys and Vibrant Life in Malaga

    I love the narrow streets and alleys of Malaga. They’re great for street photography!

    Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7M3Focal length28mmISO1250Shutter speed1/500s

    #balconiesWithPlants #CocaColaSign #Malaga #narrowAlley #outdoorCafes #Photo #Photography #Spain #StreetPhotography #travelPhotography #urbanLife #vibrantColours #yellowJacket

  19. Narrow Alleys and Vibrant Life in Malaga

    I love the narrow streets and alleys of Malaga. They’re great for street photography!

    Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7M3Focal length28mmISO1250Shutter speed1/500s

    #balconiesWithPlants #CocaColaSign #Malaga #narrowAlley #outdoorCafes #Photo #Photography #Spain #StreetPhotography #travelPhotography #urbanLife #vibrantColours #yellowJacket

  20. Narrow Alleys and Vibrant Life in Malaga

    I love the narrow streets and alleys of Malaga. They’re great for street photography!

    Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7M3Focal length28mmISO1250Shutter speed1/500s

    #balconiesWithPlants #CocaColaSign #Malaga #narrowAlley #outdoorCafes #Photo #Photography #Spain #StreetPhotography #travelPhotography #urbanLife #vibrantColours #yellowJacket

  21. I love these issues for #Avengers. I remember how I felt when I got to read these the 1st time. #RoyThomas, #GeneColan & #BarryWindsorSmith are killing it. The weird lineup change, where 2 regs take new Codenames! #Hawkeye, #Yellowjacket #Goliath #Wasp #Vision #BlackPanther #Thor #IronMan

  22. #Random fact you do not care to know

    Yellowjackets are fully capable of absconding with entire grains of rice off your leftover sushi lunch.

    #yellowjacket

  23. Yellow jacket nest #4 out here right in the yard. Discovered today when we went back to check on the 3 I burned out last night. Burned this one out too.

    #Kentucky #Summer #Wasps #Hornets #Bees #YellowJacket #Insects #Outdoors

  24. Got stung when I picked a plum with a #yellowjacket on it. That’s the end of today’s yardwork.