Showing posts with label Insect - Wasps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Insect - Wasps. Show all posts

Aug 5, 2010

Paper Wasp foraging Dimocarpus malesianus fruit flowers

Photo of Paper Wasp foraging among the Dimocarpus longan malesianus fruit flowers.

Jan 20, 2009

Golden Paper Wasp

A sole Golden Paper Wasp sentinel caught guarding its nest (also called brood).



Related posts:
* Paper wasps - Polistes chinensis

Paper Wasp, common name for medium- to large-sized wasps that construct nests made of a papery material. The nests consist of a single upside-down layer of brood cells (compartments for the young). There are 22 species of paper wasps in North America and approximately 700 species world-wide. They are natural enemies of many garden insect pests.

Scientific classification: Paper wasps are in the genus Polistes in the family Vespidae, which also includes potter wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. The golden paper wasp is Polistes fuscatus.

Jan 14, 2008

Paper wasps - Polistes chinensis

Nest of Asian Paper Wasps overhanging from a bougainvillea plants.


The paper wasps in this photo have a single yellow ring (taper) on it's abdomen.



Paper Wasp, common name for medium- to large-sized wasps that construct nests made of a papery (papier-mache-like) material formed by chewing plant and wood fibers together with saliva. The nests consist of a single upside-down layer of brood cells (compartments for the young). There are approximately 700 species world-wide. Most are found in the tropics of the western hemisphere as well as tropical regions.



Paper wasps are sometimes called "umbrella wasps" because their nests consist of a single exposed comb suspended by a narrow stalk.

Paper wasps are considered beneficial insects due to their predation on non-beneficial garden pests. Unfortunately, wasps will defend their nest if disturbed and sting repeatedly.

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