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Polistes dominulus nest - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2005 Naomi Smith

Polistes dominulus nest - Polistes dominula
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
September 4, 2005
Size: 1 inch app.
This is a blow up of a portion of a wasp nest I found. Is it Polistes dominulus or something else. I noticed that the antennae are kind of orange not black does that mean anything?
Naomi
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Contributed by Naomi Smith on 8 September, 2005 - 1:15pm
Last updated 22 September, 2005 - 5:59pm

P. dominulus
Yes, these are European paper wasps, Polistes dominulus. Nice image of the nest and associated activity:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 September, 2005 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Polistes dominulus nest
Thanks Eric, I had read an article about these wasps sometime ago build their nest in bird boxes.
Naomi
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