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Common Australian Paper Wasp

Polistes humilis

Photo by JamesPriest2
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Description:

About 2 1/2 cm in length (I inch) Different shades of brown on the body

Habitat:

Native paper wasps are found throughout Australia except Tasmania and south-west Western Australia. The highest number of species of paper wasps is found in Queensland.

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