Jack Spaniard

Polistes lanio

The jack spaniard’s morphology resembles that of a normal Polistes (paper) wasp. It is one of the largest wasps that belong to the family Vespidae. The morphology of the male Polistes lanio (jack spaniard) is similar to that of the female of this species with only a few different minor characteristics.
Jack Spaniard Known locally as a Jack Spaniard this paper wasp possesses a painful sting. Geotagged,Jack Spaniard,Polistes lanio,Summer,Trinidad and Tobago,brown,feeding,yellow

Appearance

With respect to structures, the antennae and the gaster; this being the enlarged, bulbous part of the posterior of the hymenopteran body are slightly different between the two sexes. That is, these structures of the males possess one more segment than the females. Other differences are observed in relation to the coloration of certain parts of this wasp.

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https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/documents/Polistes_lanio.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyVespidae
GenusPolistes
SpeciesPolistes lanio
Photographed in
Trinidad and Tobago