#Paper Wasps

[ljsbugblog]

just for fun, a compilation of every wasp species I've seen drink from the pond so far.

Spider Wasp, genus Fabriogenia.

Potter Wasp, subfamily Eumeninae.

Potter Wasp, genus Paralastor.

Square-headed Wasp, subfamily Crabroninae.

Vase-cell Mud-dauber Wasp, Sceliphron formosum.

Square-headed Wasp, genus Pison.

Australian Paper Wasp, Polistes humilis.

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: NOVEMBER 25TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Four photos, the first one of which contains a single red, black, and yellow male paper wasp on a folded up blue and white canopy, crawling up to a hole, from which another male paper wasp of the same species emerges in the following photos, the two of them investigating each other /End IDs.]

Here are these lovely little guys for the final Wasp Wednesday of 2023!!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Bees might be dancers, but wasps are drummers! Studies have shown that some species of social wasp will beat their abdomen, or gaster, against the side of the nest in a rhythmic fashion to alert others of nearby food.

(Image: A northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus) by Wayne Beirbaum)

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[antiqueanimals]

Nature's Marvels. Text by Lucy Berman. Illustrations by Roy Coombs. 1971.

Internet Archive

[rattyexplores]

Two Paper Wasp Nests

Unidentified, genus Polistes

22/03/23 - NSW

[dolicho-vespula]

2023/08/05 - Northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus) doing a clean and a snack

[redrcs]

Paper wasps macros.

Durong Community Hall.

On my travels

[mothbuddies]

Polistes dominula ♂

[hawkpartys]

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)

[razehider]

an enterprising Polistes gallicus building a home. it rained the following day and i don't think the nest was in a great place to survive it but i still have to admire the hustle. the girlbosshood of it all

[mantidz]

this wasp hung out on my leg for bit! must’ve liked my PJ pants covered in cat hair lol

[ljsbugblog]

there are many nests of P. humilis around the house, but this is my first time seeing one drink from the pond.

Australian Paper Wasp (Polistes humilis).

[jupiterswasphouse]

Finally made a model for Polis after a while of wanting to!! He's a little bit snappy but he's friendly when you get to know him!

[Image ID: A low poly 3D render of a red, yellow, and black anthropomorphic Polistes metricus wasp, wearing a black t-shirt, a pair of grey ripped jeans, a pair of red and white sneakers, and four black wristbands. He seems to be leaning up against a non-existent wall /End IDs.]

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Paper wasps really are empire builders-- each one builds an entire colony from scratch! Once a queen matures, she leaves the nest and seeks out a suitable, unoccupied space. There, she forms a few small larval cells from chewed wood fibre, and lays her first eggs. These eggs eventually hatch into workers, which immedietly set about helping her expand the nest and gather food. From just one, a single colony can grow hold up to 200 individuals!

(Image: The beginnings of a European paper wasp’s nest (Polistes dominula) by Anton Petrus)

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[arachnophanatic]

A wasp friend who probably came in here to escape the hail last night.

(Thinking this is a paper wasp / genus Polistes)

[rattyexplores]

Asian Paper Wasp

Polistes chinensis

22/03/23 - NSW