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Polistes carolina
This was waiting for me on my porch. It wasn't moving much or flying, but was clearly alive. Any idea what it is and whether I was crazy to get close enough to get a picture of it? :)
Spotted on Jun 22, 2013
Submitted on Jun 23, 2013
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Thanks. That got me on the hunt and I think they are the "red [paper] wasp", Polistes carolina (or maybe Polistes rubiginosus).
Looks like what we call a guinea wasp. But I'm no expert, just trying to help.