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Small Brown Paper wasp

Ropalidia revolutionalis

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Small paper wasp of about 10mm is guarding her precious eggs. This is a recently made nest.

Habitat:

Found under a banana leaf.

Reference Links:

TrekNature | Paper Wasp Photo

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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
sunnyjosef
Thanks Jemma.. She made the nest yesterday. And all night she was staying there. By morning I have seen her flying away and returning with more material to add some more chambers.. Will update again.
HemaShah
sunny,for how long is she by those eggs/ does she ever move away from them?

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