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Polistes
Copyright © 2009 JC Jones

Polistes
Spiderweb, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
August 25, 2009
Size: ~19mm

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Polistes Polistes
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Contributed by JC Jones on 22 October, 2009 - 8:22am

Might be exclamans
however I do not feel confident in moving it to species level without further confirmation

This female is masticating some prey that she caught, probably a type of caterpillar. Their abdomen usually becomes distended while chewing these preys, I assume because they fill up on the bodily fluids.
… Vespula vulgaris, 28 October, 2009 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Cool!
Spiderweb, South Carolina? That's where I want to live--a town just for spider lovers.
… Carol Davis, 22 October, 2009 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a town...
It's an unincorporated area and Spiderweb is what this area is locally known as. It even shows up as that on Google maps.
… JC Jones, 22 October, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes...
I googled it when I first saw it on your post. I wonder why it was named that.
… Carol Davis, 22 October, 2009 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Just a guess
but I think it is named for someone whose last name was Webb and his nickname was Spider as there is a road named Spider Webb (Google shows it with one B but the road sign has two B's).
BTW: We do have quite a few spiders. I've found more than dozen Ar*giope egg cases in our yard. I suspect there are more.
… JC Jones, 22 October, 2009 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

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