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Vespid Wasp

Polybia sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Some sort of wasps next, hanging from the underside of a leaf.

Habitat:

Taken with flash during a night walk through the rainforest/jungle beside the Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica.

Reference Links:

Polybia sp | Philip's Blog

Species ID Suggestions

Vespid Wasp

Polybia sp.

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Video with Polybia occidentalis nest from Costa Rica: http://acp.eugraph.com/insects/polybia.html
bayucca
Vespidae, Polistinae, Polybia sp. A kind of social wasp which build their nest not with paper as Polistes sp. but with mud. http://acp.eugraph.com/news/news06/odonnell.html http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=5359

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Insects of Costa Rica
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedOctober 30, 2013

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