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Paper wasp - Polistes bahamensis - female

Paper wasp - Polistes bahamensis - Female
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 6, 2007
Polistes bahamensis?

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I think you've got it
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(I first thought P. exclamans, which does look similar and is common around here.)

 
Polistes bahamensis at nest (FL)
I agree with the ID. Note also the black fore coxae. The similar P. exclamans always has most of the fore coxae yellow.

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