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Paper Wasp - Polistes instabilis - female

Paper Wasp - Polistes instabilis - Female
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Texas, USA
November 27, 2016
Gathering wood fibers for papermaking from the handrails of a boardwalk. These wasps seemed to be particularly fond of these boards. Saw this happen several times.

P. exclamans?

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Paper Wasp - Polistes instabilis - female Paper Wasp - Polistes instabilis

Moved
Moved from Polistes. Great photos!

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