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Wasp - Polistes
Copyright © 2005 Brian Malow

Wasp - Polistes
Austin, Texas, USA
March 12, 2005
I watched as this wasp pulled those threads of wood fiber out of a pole of a teepee in a friend's backyard
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Contributed by Brian Malow on 22 June, 2005 - 6:09pm
Last updated 7 February, 2009 - 6:45pm

Moved
Moved from Red Wasp.
… Beatriz Moisset, 7 February, 2009 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

Polistes carolina or perplexus (TX)
The two species can't be separated based on images.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

possibly a paper wasp -Ch
possibly a paper wasp

-Chris
… Christopher Vo, 22 June, 2005 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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