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Wasp (Polistes dominula)

Polistes dominula

Description:

A new colony of Polistes dominula, a vulgar wasp in Potugal.

Habitat:

This species can live in various habitats, from tiles and bricks in a house and even in leaves que are slightly closed, protecting the infrastructure of the colony - which is the case with this.

Notes:

We can see the larval stages of development of the colony and his queen protecting the colony.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ed von Ems
Ed von Ems 12 years ago
Vespa comum
Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) Vespula germanica


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Tatiana Moreira
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Tatiana Moreira

Aveiro, Portugal

Spotted on Apr 23, 2011
Submitted on Apr 23, 2011

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