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Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Photo by JRM.joaquin
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow and black striped wasp. About a quarter of an inch. Bee like wings and antennas. Lives in a small hive that looks like its made of a paper mâché composition with dead larvae inside. This the only surviving wasp upon encounter.

Habitat:

Overhang of roofs and/or branches of trees.

Species ID Suggestions

Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula
HemaShah
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Comments (5)
Scott Frazier
Hello. I appreciate your interest in the mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8176... however it is not for colonial nesters. Here is an excerpt from the mission statement: "This is NOT a mission for surrogate care as seen in COLONIAL ants, bees, wasps, etc. Both the parent(s) and young should be featured together in some of the photos."
JRM.joaquin
You think so? Well it that case I'll post more along the way! :)
HemaShah
Beautiful first spotting! Welcome to Project Noah!

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture

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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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