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Paper wasp

Polistes annularis

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Hopefully the wasps will have moved on by springtime so that whoever needs to clean out the bluebird box for the birds will not risk painful stings!

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Polistes annularis, Species Polistes annularis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Bill D.
I love these Polistes annularis wasp, they are so beautiful. If you want to know more about me, check out my Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/people/billdroadrunner1/?rb=1

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Animals of North Carolina
Mission
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014

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