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Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

big size colorful wasp. This one was busy either feeding its larvae or building its nest. :)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
ChimeTsetan
polistes species ???? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes
ChimeTsetan
i am not sure what it was really doing.... i thought it was tending to its larvae... in the other photos you can see the white eggs or larvae within the holes of the nest.
LarsKorb
Usually hornets - states are sometimes just about 30 specimen. But the tail looks unusual for it - reminds more of a paperwasp. Can you tell if it is climbing on it's own nest or is it robbing another?
ChimeTsetan
which one is solitary ? wasp or hornet ? this one was definitely solitary. :)
LarsKorb
the eyes look like those of a hornet, though
LarsKorb
some type of paper wasp as it seems
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PublishedNovember 4, 2011

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