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Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)
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Rachel Hopper
Paper wasp. But which species? Thanks for any help. -
Polistes metricus
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Juesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado, USA
August 11, 2018
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Contributed by
Rachel Hopper
on 11 August, 2018 - 10:06am
Last updated 6 August, 2021 - 4:50pm
Moved
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 6 August, 2021 - 4:50pm
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This is
Polistes metricus. Nice bug
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Steven Mlodinow
, 1 July, 2019 - 7:45pm
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Paper Wasp
Thanks Steve!
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Rachel Hopper
, 1 July, 2019 - 8:02pm
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Cropped and moved for expert attention
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Please be sure to crop your pics as close to "just the bug" as possible. Only you and the editors/experts have the ability to view the full-size image. Everyone else is left looking at a little bug in a lot of unnecessary background. :)
Thanks!
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 11 August, 2018 - 12:15pm
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Paper Wasp
Ok Ken. Will do. Thanks!
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Rachel Hopper
, 11 August, 2018 - 12:19pm
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