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Polistes Annularis - Ring for ID - Polistes annularis
Copyright © 2007 Carl Krucke

Polistes Annularis - Ring for ID - Polistes annularis
Four Holes Swamp, Francis Beidler Forest, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
July 10, 2007
Size: ~ 30mm
I'm pretty sure I've ID'd these correctly because of the ring on the abdomen here. Although none of these other shots show it, they all had the ring.

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Polistes Annularis Nest - Polistes annularis Polistes Annularis - Ring for ID - Polistes annularis Polistes Annularis - Two at work - Polistes annularis Polistes Annularis - Three at work - Polistes annularis Polistes Annularis - Standing Guard? (with bonus bug...) - Polistes annularis
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Contributed by Carl Krucke on 10 July, 2007 - 10:13pm

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