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What kind of paper wasp? - Polistes

What kind of paper wasp? - Polistes
DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
June 4, 2008
Polistes exclamans are common in my yard, but they have always had bright tips to their antennae. These built a nest in the opening around the hinge in our tool shed and had to be removed.

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What kind of paper wasp? - Polistes What kind of paper wasp? - Polistes