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Nocturnal Wasps

Apoica pallens

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

These nocturnal wasps make their nest with their own bodies around the babies.

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Comments (5)
KristalWatrous
Juan you find such cool stuff (especially the Hymenoptera)! Thanks for posting this!
Ivan Rodriguez
If I were out and about at night, I'd of mistaken that yellow and brown cluster for a fruit -- ouch! Great spotting. :)

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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