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Polistes bellicosus
Photo#40927
Copyright © 2006
Steve Scott
Paper Wasps -
Polistes bellicosus
Avon Park, Highland County, Florida, USA
January 11, 2006
Didn't pay attention to the flowers - that was the bees' domain. Wanted the buds but I couldn't detect what they were gathering.
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Contributed by
Steve Scott
on 13 January, 2006 - 8:52pm
Last updated 19 April, 2007 - 4:07pm
Moved
Moved from
Polistes
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Matthias Buck
, 19 April, 2007 - 4:07pm
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Polistes bellicosus (FL)
A typical specimen of this species.
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Matthias Buck
, 11 April, 2007 - 2:19pm
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Please unlink.
We link only images of the same specimen. You may even have different genders here:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 17 January, 2006 - 5:00pm
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:(
Hummmm . . . gender confusion again.
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Steve Scott
, 17 January, 2006 - 5:54pm
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