It's been several months since I've seen a Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica. But there it was, dead. It had drowned in an outdoor water bowl. Easy pickings, you say? Easy photography! It's a beautiful insect with its black and yellow coloration. I've seen yellowjackets preying on caterpillars, sipping a sugary soda at an outdoor restaurant, and trying to share a hamburger at a picnic. They can be major pests. But they're also predators that do good, such as preying on...
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