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Polistes Petit Jean ?? - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2009 lunarblue

Polistes Petit Jean ?? - Polistes fuscatus
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2009
Size: 1 3/4 inches to 2 inches
The antenna look broke are they. I have another shot of one with antennas that are longer and not snapped in the middle are they related. The other one has almost the same colors and marking, maybe more brownish than blackish
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Contributed by lunarblue on 8 October, 2009 - 3:59am
Last updated 23 October, 2009 - 2:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 October, 2009 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Differnt antennae:
dimorphism between males and females
… margarethe brummermann, 8 October, 2009 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

Northern paper wasp
Another northern paper wasp. They are quite variable in color and pattern from one individual to the next. This one is probably a female, and the deformed abdomen indicates she has a stylopid ("twisted-wing parasite") lodged there. See "Strepsiptera" or "Stylopidae" for more information on those.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 October, 2009 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

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