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Wasp (Polistes dominula)

Polistes dominula

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Field Notes

Description:

A new colony of Polistes dominula, a vulgar wasp in Potugal.

Habitat:

This species can live in various habitats, from tiles and bricks in a house and even in leaves que are slightly closed, protecting the infrastructure of the colony - which is the case with this.

Notes:

We can see the larval stages of development of the colony and his queen protecting the colony.

Species ID Suggestions

Vespa comum

Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)

Reference Link
Ed von Ems
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PublishedApril 23, 2011

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