Hand-painted flying bug

Hand-painted flying bug

by fsheff
Aug 17, 2004 12:47 PM · 2489 views · 46.1 k · 726 x 760

Keywords: hornet wasp design pattern

Seems to me it was about 3/4" long, and looked as if it should be in a curio shop... But, what is it?
WISkywatcher
Mar 26, 2005 10:37 AM
This is a paper wasp, of the genus Polistes. This individual looks to me like Polistes apachus, the Southwest Texas Paper Wasp (common in much of the southwestern United States). The habits and biology are similar in most species in this genus. http://sphs.angeltowns.net/A_R_Wehrle/wasps/polistes.html
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