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Paper wasps on nest - Polistes annularis
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Paper wasps on nest - Polistes annularis
Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
August 7, 2004
I am so accustomed to seeing these nests under eaves and such that I couldn't resist taking a photo of one in a more natural setting.
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 11 March, 2005 - 12:08am
Last updated 20 April, 2007 - 5:30pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

Polistes annularis at nest (GA)
Note the orange tips of the antennae. Coloration otherwise similar to metricus.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

Unusually small colony
Given the relatively late date of this interesting photograph, the colony (probably of Poliste annularis, or else a sister-species) looks very small, both as for the size of the nest and for the small number of individuals (moreover, without any male visible). Therefore, the possibility that this species is sometimes bivoltine (i.e, can make two colony cycles in a season) in Georgia cannot be excluded. Anyway, the great number of just initiated cells shows that this one nest was due to grow quickly during late summer.
… Richard Vernier, 14 March, 2005 - 6:01am login or register to post comments

 
Males
Several months back, I noticed a small colony (four or five) of this exact species settled on a brick wall...here's the catch: every one was a male. Does anyone have any suggestions on why this was? Thanks.
… spezzafer, 24 April, 2005 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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