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Paper wasp

Polistes sp.

Notes:

Some of the wasps were flapping their wings as they were on the pole. They did this to mantain the temp. of their nest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 11 years ago
Paper wasp
Polistes sp. Genus Polistes - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

BugEric
BugEric 11 years ago

Probably Polistes carolina or Polistes perplexus.

David46
David46 11 years ago

No, worse outside my church

KATE359
KATE359 11 years ago

Please say that's not in your house

David46
Spotted by
David46

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2012
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012

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