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Paper Wasp

Delta hottentotum

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Description:

The name "paper wasps" typically refers to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper.

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PublishedMarch 31, 2011

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