2021 September 8

    Jeff Gaskin writes:  Yesterday, September 7, when it was really feeling hot, I found a very fresh and nice looking Red Admiral on Cecilia Avenue next to the Cecilia Ravine Park.

    Aziza sends a photograph of a White-faced Hornet that flew into her house at Cook and Quadra today, September 8.   People differ as to how aggressive this wasp is.  It is supposed to have a very painful sting.  My impression of it (writes Jeremy Tatum) is that it is not particularly aggressive, certainly not as aggressive as many yellowjackets, as long as it is left alone.  Naturally,  if you were to disturb its nest, the inhabitants would defend it vigorously and they could then be dangerous.  For a photograph of its nest, found during the VNHS August Butterfly Walk, see the Invert Alert for August 2.

 

White-faced Hornet Dolichovespula maculata (Hym.: Vespidae)   Aziza Cooper