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Dog's Tooth Wasps

Apoica pallens

Photo by SG in CR
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Field Notes

Description:

Nocturnal wasps that cling to their nest during the day.

Notes:

The common name I give is a translation from the Spanish name that the locals use,"Diente de Perro".

Reference Links:

Apoica pallens - Information on Apoica pallens, Apoica pallens, Nocturnal Paper Wasp, family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae, Tr…

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Comments (25)
dane.a.hep
That is amazing! This is a great spotting.
beaker98
Congrats Sigg! This really is an amazing spotting!
RiekoS
Congratulations. It is amazing.
SG in CR
Again, thanks to everyone who likes the picture and left a comment.
HelenSchwencke
Love it that you added a location for the sighting. So many wonderful posts on Facebook don't and you have no idea where in the world the photo was taken nor any idea of the lifeform's habitat. Thanks muchly
staccyh
Great series, congrats on sotd!
VivBraznell
Great spotting Sigg! Congrats on the SOTD
SG in CR
Thanks for taking a look and leaving your comments.
RobThacker
Amazing pics Sigg! congrats on your SOTD
Yasser
Sigg, this fascinating series was chosen as Spotting of the Day! It's the perfect choice to celebrate Costa Rica's stinging victory over Italy in the World Cup today :) Congratulations and we look forward to seeing many more awesome photos from you! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154278039585603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/urbanorganism/status/480200985940205568
suzmonk
That's about the most interesting thing I've seen all day, Sigg, thanks for showing it to us!
beaker98
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing. Wonderful!

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Insects of Costa Rica
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Life in Costa Rica

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PublishedJune 20, 2014

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