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Cerceris bicornuta - Wasp? - Polistes dorsalis

Cerceris bicornuta - Wasp? - Polistes dorsalis
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
January 1, 2008
I have looked and looked and the closest wasp I find is the Cerceris bicornuta - but the body of mine is smooth, not like the images I see on Bugguide. Any thoughts on what it is?

Thanks so much.
Barbara

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Cerceris bicornuta - Wasp? - Polistes dorsalis Cerceris bicornuta - Wasp? - Polistes dorsalis

Thanks!
Thanks so much for the information - I thought I might have had something unusual, but it seems to be a fairly common wasp. - Barbara

Polistes dorsalis, male (TX)
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That...
This is a male polistes wasp. You can pick it up and it cant sting LOL

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