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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)
Liam
What a cute little thing :)
Carolina
Thank you all! I also think his/her face looks really pretty in this picture.
p.young713
That is a very good photo of his or her face!! Its very cute!
Isla
it looks like he knows karate ;)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 28, 2011

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