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[Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>]

Yellowjackets...
> It's just what happens to
> them in late summer that makes us all hate them.  In short, the queen
> leaves the nest and the workers go a little haywire.

The worst by my standards is how mean they get if you get NEAR their nest.
Instead of a back-and-forth flight in front of your face as a warning, they
nail you with all they've got, and that's the first you know.

-Rick
Serviceberry in full bloom in the hedgerows