Enismirdal (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} enismirdal) wrote in shortcipher, |
LOL My love of bees also extends to a love of wasps. I adore wasps, actually - if there's one in the house I feed it honey from my finger.
I'm not an expert on identifying wasps, but that one looks like a queen of a Dolichovespula species - I wouldn't want to guess at the actual species, though it looks a bit too yellow for media, at least to my untrained eyes. But really you need to see them face-on to make a positive identification when you're not an expert!
I wouldn't worry too much about nests - only a tiny proportion of queens survive the winter, and wasps are everywhere. Your odds are probably no higher than anyone else's.
I'm not an expert on identifying wasps, but that one looks like a queen of a Dolichovespula species - I wouldn't want to guess at the actual species, though it looks a bit too yellow for media, at least to my untrained eyes. But really you need to see them face-on to make a positive identification when you're not an expert!
I wouldn't worry too much about nests - only a tiny proportion of queens survive the winter, and wasps are everywhere. Your odds are probably no higher than anyone else's.
