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| Vespula atropilosa - Prairie Yellow Jacket |
I admit this is a very poor photograph, but, all in all it was a nice to find in my yard. It means things are warming up enough and Spring has arrived!
This is the first Prairie Yellow Jacket in Thurston County at BugGuide!
There are five other states in the USA and one in Alberta, Canada who have spotted this little guy.
View and submit photos of your Yelm Backyard bugs here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
The Prairie Yellow Jacket has a tendency to burrow nests underground. Generally, you can find this type of Yellow Jacket in the open prairie and similar open habitats.
"V. atropilosa workers are predators only on live prey.
They often attack spiders, phalangids, flies, caterpillars, hemipterans,
and some homopterans, but seldom attack other Hymenoptera or beetles." -- Discover Life
More on this backyard bug can be read here:
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