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Probably Polistes bellicosus - Polistes bellicosus - female
Copyright © 2008 Mark Fox

Probably Polistes bellicosus - Polistes bellicosus - Female
Brazelier Island, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 31, 2008
If someone would verify this ID, I'd be very grateful. We found a small nest of these at my brackish wetland research site. There is a larger specimen from the same nest (queen?) that I'll photo and upload as well.
Contributed by Mark Fox on 3 August, 2008 - 3:49pm

ID correct
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… Matthias Buck, 4 August, 2008 - 9:16am

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