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Polystes fuscatus
Very large wasp. With great coloring. Approx. 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches. Lovely positions. So nice of the wasp to cooperate.
On the outer workshop/garage near the meadow in the Poconos.
And then my battery died because I was using the flash! (But second spotting an hour later.)
Spotted on Nov 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 22, 2011
3 Comments
Great close up! Was it collecting water or soil as I watched one here in the garden for hours making mud capsules , very aptly named a Potter Wasp http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/770...
While we are on wasps, I've found you another one!
Carol. this is the better of your shots because you can see all of the details of its body plates. Well done. It has the same shape as mine.