Photography

The following images were taken by members of the Goodisman lab. Click on a thumbnail to get a higher quality version. All images are copyrighted, but may be used for educational or non-commercial purposes. All rights reserved.

Queen and worker comb from a yellowjacket (Vespula maulifrons) nest	Yellowjacket collection video
A bumblebee (Bombus sp.) visiting a flower	A closeup of a yellowjacket (Vespula sp.) nest cell
Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, queens departing on mating flights
Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, castes and developmental stages. Worker, male, and queen (top to bottom) adult, pupa, and larva (left to right).
Eggs in a yellowjacket (Vespula sp.) nest cells	Eggs in a yellowjacket (Vespula macuilfrons) nest cells
The inside of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) nest	The inside of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) nest


Honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers
Hornet’s (Dolichovespula maculata) nest in tree	Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) nest
Yellowjacket (Vespula sp.) larvae in the nest

Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) queen and worker	Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) queen, male, and worker
Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) queen and workers	Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) queen, gyne, and males
Yellowjacket larvae in nest
Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) exiting a cell
Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) workers in the nest
Yellowjacket closeup

Local Georgia butterflies and moths Vespula maculifrons castes. Photo by Sarah Orr. Vespula maculifrons castes. Photo by Sarah Orr. Vespula maculifrons queen. Photo by Sarah Orr. Vespula maculifrons queen. Photo by Sarah Orr. Vespula maculifrons queen. Photo by Sarah Orr. Yellowjacket collection day. Photo by Catherine Brim.

Vespula maculifrons castes. Photo by Sarah Orr.

Vespula squamosa queen. Photo by Sarah Orr.

Vespula squamosa queen. Photo by Sarah Orr.

Vespula maculifrons queen. Photo by Sarah Orr.

Partially excavated yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) nest underground.

Capturing a yellowjacket nest in the field

Complete Vespula squamosa yellowjacket nest

Vespula maculifrons queen and worker comb (upper left and lower left), Vespula squamosa queen and worker comb (upper right and lower right), and hybrid Vespula squamosa-maculifrons worker comb (center). Note the section of the hybrid comb in the center left that resembles the Vespula maculifrons comb while the remainder resembles the Vespula squamosa comb.

Vespula squamosa nest deconstructed

Bombus impatiens worker

Vespula squamosa nest entrance hole