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Paper Wasp

Polistes sp.

Photo by thebioscout
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43.9557, -71.5045

Field Notes

Description:

Black body with two thin yellow stripes on the abdomen, connecting below to form a rectangle shape. Its legs are yellow.

Habitat:

In a weather monitoring well.

Notes:

Accidentally lifted the top off the well. No one got stung.

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PublishedAugust 7, 2013

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