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Asian predatory wasp

Vespa velutina

Photo by FlorianMeier
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Species ID Suggestions

Common Paper Wasp

Parapolybia varia

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Comments (8)
FlorianMeier
After searching for hours now - what you think about Polistes sp.?
FlorianMeier
the nest is a honeybee nest....the wasp (?) was preying on the bees
FlorianMeier
hmmm, I looked it up....looks somehow different Joe
hindsmans
Is that a large papery-like nest, like a big balloon, in the picture on the left? If so, this may be some type of hornet.
FlorianMeier
this one was about 3 cm...but i have seen a little bigger ones before
hindsmans
Looks like a cicada killer. It would help to know size as they are rather large around 4 centimeters long.

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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