Paper Wasps (Ropalidia gregaria)

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Photo by opzjon

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Field Notes

Description:

Nest is a single layer of cells with a single attachment point in low shrub or grasses. Defends the nest and has a powerful sting.

Reference Links:

EOL: Ropalidia gregaria, Ropalidia, Ropalidia gregaria paper wasps defending nest | Wasps - family Vespidae | Insec…

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Comments (28)

KarenL

Fun fact! The ingenious paper wasp constructs its nest from a collection of fibers from dead wood and plant stems, bound together by saliva. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154160841130603/?type=1

Smith Zoo

Grand.

Sachin Zaveri

Congratulations!

opzjon

Thank you all! It's my honor and pleasure! Cheers! :)

alicelongmartin

Beautiful series! Congratulations!

Saarbrigger

Great series and congratulations.

Wild Things

Congratulations!

Gerardo Aizpuru

Congratulations opzjon Grate series!

Maria dB

Congratulations!

East End aka Lorelei

Congratulations! Great photos!

Carol Snow Milne

Great! Congrats!

SusanEllison

wow superb

Yasser

Congrats, you've earned yet another Spotting of the Day with this incredible series! "Paper Wasps gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests. Recent research suggests that paper wasps might have face recognition abilities comparable to humans!" Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151327760095603&set=a.10151164681410603.791492.10150120463815603&type=1&theater Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/173565579939164160

KarenL

Please consider adding this to the Brooding Behavior in Insects mission.

KarenL

Great photos!

achmmad

Lovely picture!

opzjon

Thanks ava, added it in! :)

Ava T-B

opzjon, please consider adding this to the animal architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378

opzjon

Tnx textless and Antonio.