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Neotropical social wasp

Polistes major

Photo by Carolina
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Field Notes

Description:

Polistes major is a species of paper wasp.

Notes:

I'm falling in love with my wasps, every time I can get closer and closer to them I realize something new, this time, wasps have claws!

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Comments (9)

What a cute little thing :)
Thank you all! I also think his/her face looks really pretty in this picture.
That is a very good photo of his or her face!! Its very cute!
it looks like he knows karate ;)
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2011

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