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Polybia sp.
These paper wasps (Family Vespidae) were feeding on the liquid exuding from a crushed seed. The squashed seed they were feeding on is in the last picture.
Rocks along the river, Chorreadero Park, Chiapas, Mexico.
Spotted on Jan 24, 2013
Submitted on Jan 30, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you ForestDragon, you are so right, the waist is much longer than a yellow jacket. Thank you for the identification and the website is very helpful!
Nice find, Lauren! I am pretty sure these are not Yellow Jacket Wasps. If you look you can see these guys have a thin, longer waist and slightly different markings (though I don't know what you call these). I think these are a type of Vespid Wasp (Family Vespidae). I found a website that might help:
http://www.latinamericaninsects.net/hyme...