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Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female
Copyright © 2017 Tleilaxu

Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - Female
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 11, 2017
Another Polistes species rescued from my garage. Altitude is about 5300 feet above sea level.

It should be noted that this individual possess a rather potent sting for a Polistes wasp with a sharp pain lasting for 10 minutes and a dull pain that has persisted for several hours.

Despite her defensive behavior, she remained fixated on drinking the water droplets in the cup before casually leaving.

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Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female Polistes sp. Another foundress - Polistes comanchus - female
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Contributed by Tleilaxu on 11 March, 2017 - 9:56pm
Last updated 2 April, 2017 - 3:01pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes. Cool find. This is one of my favorite species.
Have you moved from MN? There are some interesting species to see out west.
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I will be moving to Florida s
I will be moving to Florida soon, been in AZ for about a year.
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