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Polistes paper wasp at work I found and enjoyed watching a beautiful paper wasp building her nest on the underside of a yucca leaf. <br /> <br /> This female will become the queen if the colony can be established. <br /> <br /> <br /> 20 mm body length<br /> <br /> Australia,Geotagged,Hymenoptera,Macro,Paper Wasp,Polistes hum,Polistes humilis,Polistinae,Polistini,Vespidae,Wasp,arthropod,fauna,insect,invertebrate,new south wales,spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Polistes paper wasp at work

I found and enjoyed watching a beautiful paper wasp building her nest on the underside of a yucca leaf.

This female will become the queen if the colony can be established.


20 mm body length

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    Christine Young
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    Oh, how wonderful! I love watching this process. It's so incredible. The perfection and strength in the design are so amazing. Posted 4 years ago
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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Perfect in every way! Posted 4 years ago

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The Australian Paper Wasp

"Polistes humilis" is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family that is found throughout Australia and which has been introduced to northern New Zealand. Also known as the common paper wasp, this species can be identified by their long thin legs and banded yellow and black coloring. This species has been known to re-utilize old nests.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Nov 26, 2020. Captured Sep 20, 2020 13:02 in 10 Perina Pl, Merewether Heights NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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