Paper wasps are a type of vespid wasps. The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially...
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The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse...
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Red paper wasp can refer to: Polistes carolina, found in the eastern United States Polistes rubiginosus, found in the eastern United States Polistes canadensis...
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Polistes apachus (redirect from Apache wasp)
a social wasp native to western North America. It is known in English by the common name Texas paper wasp, or southwestern Texas paper wasp. It has also...
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Polistes carnifex (redirect from Executioner wasp)
executioner wasp or executioner paper wasp, is a neotropical vespid wasp in the cosmopolitan genus Polistes. It is a very large yellow and brown paper wasp with...
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Polistes exclamans (redirect from Guinea_paper_wasp)
Polistes exclamans, the Guinea paper wasp, is a social wasp and is part of the family Vespidae of the order Hymenoptera. It is found throughout the United...
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Polistes metricus (redirect from Metricus paper wasp)
Polistes metricus (metric paper wasp or metricus paper wasp) is a wasp native to North America. In the United States, it ranges throughout the southern...
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Vespula germanica (redirect from German Wasp)
especially the paper wasp Polistes dominula. Colonies of V. germanica share many characteristics with those of V. vulgaris (common wasp) and V. pensylvanica...
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Polistes annularis (redirect from Ringed paper wasp)
annularis) is a species of paper wasp found throughout the eastern half of the United States. This species of red paper wasp is known for its large size...
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A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted...
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Polistes (redirect from Polistes wasp)
cosmopolitan genus of paper wasps and the only genus in the tribe Polistini. Vernacular names for the genus include umbrella wasps, coined by Walter Ebeling...
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Polistinae (redirect from Polistine wasp)
nests out of paper. Despite being called paper wasps, other wasps (including the wasps in the subfamily Vespinae) also build nests out of paper. Additionally...
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as that caused by a common bee or wasp sting, and finishing at 4 for the most painful stings; in the original paper, only the bullet ant, Paraponera clavata...
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Polistes versicolor (redirect from Yellow paper wasp)
as the variegated paper wasp or yellow paper wasp, is a subtropical social wasp within Polistes, the most common genus of paper wasp. It is the most widely...
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Polistes canadensis (redirect from Polistes canadensis (Red Paper Wasp))
Polistes canadensis is a species of red paper wasp found in the Neotropical realm. It is a primitively eusocial wasp as a member of the subfamily Polistinae...
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Polistes aurifer (redirect from Golden paper wasp)
Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes of the family Vespidae. It occurs in the western part of North...
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The name cuckoo paper wasp refers to a monophyletic species group of brood-parasitic paper wasps in the genus Polistes. This species group contains only...
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Polistes humilis (redirect from Australian paper wasp)
Polistes humilis, known as the Australian paper wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Vespidae that is found throughout Australia and which has been...
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Polistes carolina (redirect from Red wasp)
Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the...
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Vespidae (redirect from Vespid wasp)
(and other insects) in flight Vespidae: Potter wasps; vespid wasps; social wasps; hornets; paper wasps; yellowjackets Identification Atlas of the Vespidae...
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oriental paper wasp or Macao paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp. In the Cook Islands, it is known in English simply as the yellow paper wasp, while...
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potter wasps of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Vespidae: Potter wasps; Vespid wasps; Social wasps; Hornets; Paper wasps; Yellowjackets...
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Polistes chinensis (redirect from Asian paper wasp)
is a polistine vespid wasp in the cosmopolitan genus Polistes, and is commonly known as the Asian, Chinese or Japanese paper wasp. It is found in East...
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Polistes fuscatus, whose common name is the dark or northern paper wasp, is widely found in eastern North America, from southern Canada through the southern...
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found in areas from Central to South America. This wasp is one of the larger species of paper wasps and exhibits multiple morphological adaptations as...
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Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside figs. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off the plant...
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Ropalidia sumatrae (redirect from Sumatran paper wasp)
Ropalidia sumatrae, the Sumatran paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the subfamily Polistinae. It has been recorded in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia...
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Mischocyttarus flavitarsis (redirect from Western Paper Wasp)
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis is a social paper wasp found in western North America. Their nests can be found both in forests close to rivers or in close...
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Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes...
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Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species...
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