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Polistes - possibly apachus?; and what's going on - Polistes apachus
Copyright © 2007 Lee Elliott

Polistes - possibly apachus?; and what's going on - Polistes apachus
Mitchell Lake, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
November 3, 2007
Aggregation away from nest, partly cloudy, ~78F

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Contributed by Lee Elliott on 11 November, 2007 - 9:17am
Last updated 14 November, 2007 - 4:50pm

Polistes apachus looks right.
Here's a bunch for comparison:
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hymenopt/PolistesApachus.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 12 November, 2007 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

They are getting ready to hib
They are getting ready to hibernate for the season. Awesome pics!
… Tleilaxu, 12 November, 2007 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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