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Polistes dominula ... strange behaviour - Polistes dominula - female

Polistes dominula ... strange behaviour - Polistes dominula - Female
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2012
This photo is actually concerning the behaviour of these social Polistines... I've never seen them do this before? Does anyone have any explanations? Thanks

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Newly emerged workers...
often go back into their cells to rest. Its quite common with this species.
Now that larva that is hanging out of its cell is odd..

See also this photo

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