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Paper Wasp

Polistes aurifer

Photo by jump
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Field Notes

Description:

Wasp was just over 1 inch in length, seemed to be fairly nonaggressive, even with student group nearby.

Habitat:

Vacant, unmowed field near school

Reference Links:

Key to northeastern Nearctic Polistes species

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