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Orange Paper Wasp

Polistes carolina

Photo by surekha
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Never noticed this reddish orange wasp before. Usually find the common yellow or yellow/black ones<br><br>
Caught him/ her preening thoroughly watching itself on the glass pane and occasionally looking up into the lense!<br>

Please correct me if I've got the wrong ID..

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