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Polistes ID request - Polistes bahamensis
Copyright © 2015 John Lampkin

Polistes ID request - Polistes bahamensis
Jumping Gully Preserve, Pasco County, Florida, USA
September 27, 2015

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Polistes ID request - Polistes bahamensis Polistes ID request - Polistes bahamensis
Contributed by John Lampkin on 27 September, 2015 - 4:40pm
Last updated 14 November, 2015 - 7:35pm

Good images
and nice find!
… Matthias Buck, 14 November, 2015 - 7:35pm

 
Thank you Mathias...
...for the kind words. The Pasco County naturalists will be happy to see this relatively uncommon species. Jumping Gully is a recent acquisition and is in controlled transition from pasture land to native habitat.
… John Lampkin, 14 November, 2015 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Matthias Buck, 14 November, 2015 - 7:35pm

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