Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Northern Paper Wasp

Polistes fuscatus

Spotting Image 1
  • photo 1
  • photo

Description:

Female. In the first photo, the wasp is collecting material from this wooden rail to use for it's nest. Flying in the second photo to show the long legs.

Habitat:

Woodland.

Notes:

I believe this is a female.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Sign in to comment
jeslowery
Spotted by
jeslowery

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015

Spotted for Missions

Related Spottings

Polistes versicolor paper wasp Vespa European Paper Wasp

Nearby Spottings

Eastern Gray Squirrel Bold Jumping Spider Small Milkweed Bug Japanese Beetle

Reference

Tags

paper wasp hymenoptera polistes collecting wood fibers nest red black ohio may northern insect female
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team