Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Included in this guide are some of the species you might see at Fort Flagler State Park, Wa.
The plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to the Olympic Peninsula, the Salish Sea and its surrounding uplands. How many can you find?

All 500

Western Honey Bee ¹
Apis mellifera

Bald-faced Yellowjacket ²
Dolichovespula maculata

American Sand Wasp ³
Bembix americana

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee ³
Bombus vosnesenskii

European Wool Carder Bee ⁴
Anthidium manicatum

Western Carpenter Ant ⁵
Camponotus modoc

Western Thatching Ant ⁶
Formica obscuripes

European Paper Wasp ⁷
Polistes dominula

Common Aerial Yellowjacket ⁸
Dolichovespula arenaria

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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Western Honey Bee 1 Apis mellifera

Bald-faced Yellowjacket 2 Dolichovespula maculata

American Sand Wasp 3 Bembix americana

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 3 Bombus vosnesenskii

European Wool Carder Bee 4 Anthidium manicatum

Western Carpenter Ant 5 Camponotus modoc

Western Thatching Ant 6 Formica obscuripes

European Paper Wasp 7 Polistes dominula

Common Aerial Yellowjacket 8 Dolichovespula arenaria