Eye contact with a wasp

This queen paper wasp makes her nest on my front porch so I thought I would get a shot for the family album!

comments (2)

WildFlower

Lion

Polistes humilis is a species wich is found in Australia and New Zealand. This is probably another species of paper wasp. Here's a list of American species to choose from.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/572 Posted 10 years ago

pedalmasher

Snow Leopard

Thanks when I first took this shot, I posted it on my facebook page and that is what I told it was. I'll check out your references. thanks. Posted 10 years ago

The Mexican Paper Wasp

"Mischocyttarus mexicanus" is a New World paper wasp that exhibits facultative eusocial behavior and includes at least two subspecies living in the southern United States and Central America.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by pedalmasher