Red Paper Wasp

Polistes rubiginosus [synonym for Polistes carolinus]

Habitat:

The region where this Wasp Nest is is a transition region between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest

Notes:

These wasps have made their nest in one of the security cameras in the school I teach... The Director did not like the idea, but eventually chose to leave the nest there and install another camera...

1 Species ID Suggestions

auntnance123 11 years ago

red paper wasp

Polistes carolinus

10 Comments

CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

haha
look where the nest is built on

Jacob8 10 years ago

My dreaded enemies lol

Neilen Joyce 11 years ago

Geez they are determined !!!

LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Oh, yeah! Thanks again "auntnance123"! I particularly don't get me along when we talk about "Wasps"...

auntnance123 11 years ago

Glad to be of help. That's what a 'suggestion' is: a starting point. Read here apparently Polistes rubiginosuswas considered a synonym for P. carolinus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/50540

LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Thanks "felipe1" and "emiliano1"! ;)
And, thanks "auntnance123", for the ID! But... The "Polistes carolinus" is not more... "Orange"? I researched from your ID and found a more similar to the photo, the "Polistes rubiginosus"... Please, if I'm wrong, correct me.

LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Weel "trungkimsjong", I really want it name too... But, I'm not very good in identifying Wasps... :/
But as soon as I find out, I'll post soon. ;)

trungkimsjong 11 years ago

Beautiful wasp:) and what're their name? Please !

LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Yeah... Not a good place. But, how this security camera its broken ('cause a storm) and, is on a place of the school where the studends don't go, the Director don't saw problem in left it there. Of course, if it Wasp Nest be more "big", it will be removed for security...