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Northern paper wasp (nest)

Polistes fuscatus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Behind the filler door in our truck :-(

Habitat:

Semi rural

Notes:

Guess we won't be taking the truck out for a while!

Reference Links:

Paper wasp - Polistes fuscatus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenL
We haven't used it in maybe 3 weeks - I guess we won't be using it any time soon unless we can think of a way to safely remove these guys!
Maria dB
I was thinking the same as Marta - you must not use the truck much?
The MnMs
what did you do? how long was the car not in use to allow them make the nest? wow!..they look pretty :-)

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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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