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potter or mason wasp nest

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

A wasp nest on a varnished wooden upright house beam.

Habitat:

House in coastal zone village (surrounded by ocean beach, sago swamp and forest).

Notes:

Photographed under intense morning sunlight. /

I did not observe the wasp.

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Comments (4)
Christiane
Here is one nest with a wasp http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6274433
alicelongmartin
Your wasp nest is much more colorful than mine. I was lucky to find a Potter wasp to go with the nest. You know they put in food, lay an egg and seal it up.

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PublishedOctober 1, 2011

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