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Paper wasp

Polistinae sp.

Photo by Ismael Chaves
Published on Project Noah
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Comments (12)
HemaShah
This one has only 5 compartments? Lovely spot!!
Ismael Chaves
Yo solia ver antes muchas de ellas en un solo gran nido pero ahora las veo muy esparcidas y solitarias
Carolina
Así empezó mi nido de avispas en el balcon... Ahora tengo 30!
bayucca
At least Polybia is also a Polistinae.
Juan DiTrani
Parece Polybia, pero habría que ver el resto del cuerpo para estar seguros
bayucca
Sorry! It should be Polistes sp.? or even more correct Polistinae, if they are from the same family. It was just a guess or hint for you to look at. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofer/4429524629/in/set-72157623439943277 This one is definitely another species, might be from the same family: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofer/4430293928/in/set-72157623439943277
Ava T-B
Ismael, consider joining this mission even though you're more 300 miles away. Animal architecture http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011

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