A sole Golden Paper Wasp sentinel caught guarding its nest (also called brood).
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Paper Wasp, common name for medium- to large-sized wasps that construct nests made of a papery material. The nests consist of a single upside-down layer of brood cells (compartments for the young). There are 22 species of paper wasps in North America and approximately 700 species world-wide. They are natural enemies of many garden insect pests.
Scientific classification: Paper wasps are in the genus Polistes in the family Vespidae, which also includes potter wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. The golden paper wasp is Polistes fuscatus.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Golden Paper Wasp
Posted by regia at 7:36 AM
Labels: Insect -, Insect - Wasps
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