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Northern Paper Wasp

Polistes fuscatus

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Field Notes

Description:

These wasps are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and red with yellow stripes on abdomen, but coloration can vary greatly.

Habitat:

Nests are built hanging from horizontal surfaces, such as the eaves of houses.

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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