John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September
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Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) building its nest on Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) colony at their nest on a large cactus, Mallorca, Spain, August.
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Andy Rouse / European Paper Wasp, (Polistes dominula), taking off after drinking, Bulgaria, June.
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Andy Rouse / European Paper Wasp, (Polistes dominula), drinking, Bulgaria, June.
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Tony Wu / Yellow paper wasp (Polistes olivaceus) grooming itself at sunset, in between sessions of scraping the bamboo poles for material to construct a hive.Tonga.
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Kim Taylor / Spider (Thomisidae) predating Paper wasp (Polistes nimpha) Bulgaria, July.
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Kim Taylor / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) worker predating Bush cricket (Tettigoniidae) Bulgaria, July.
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Kim Taylor / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) worker, Bulgaria, July.
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John Abbott / Polistes sp. (Paper Wasp) in flight, captured using high speed flashes Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. March
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) male, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) male on white background male, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) male on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes exclamans) Bastrop County, Texas, USA. May
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes carolina) on white background flying Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes carolina) on white background flying Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August
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John Abbott / Red wasp (Polistes carolina) in flight Lamar County, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. August
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Nick Upton / Female Greek paper wasps (Polistes hellenicus) tending grubs in their nest in coastal scrubland, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.
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Nick Upton / Femae Greek paper wasps (Polistes hellenicus) on their nest in coastal scrubland, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.
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Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) foraging on Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) flowering on a sandy beach, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Alex Hyde / European Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus) nest attached to rock face. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.
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MYN / Niall Benvie / European aper wasp (Polistes dominulus) Burgundy, France, April.
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Pascal Pittorino / Paper wasps (Polistes gallicus) on nest, Var, Provence, France, June.
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MYN / Marc Pihet / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus), Maine-et-Loire, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Marc Pihet / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus), Maine-et-Loire, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Andrew Snyder / Wasp (Polistes sp) Dadanawa Ranch, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Andrew Snyder / Wasp (Polistes sp) Dadanawa Ranch, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Andrew Snyder / Wasp (Polistes sp) Dadanawa Ranch, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Andrew Snyder / Wasp (Polistes sp) Dadanawa Ranch, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Andrew Snyder / Wasp (Polistes sp) Dadanawa Ranch, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Pierre Escoubas / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) Valbonne, France, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Pierre Escoubas / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) Valbonne, France, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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Angelo Gandolfi / Paper wasps (Polistes sp.), Santa Catarina State, Brazil, September.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Paper wasp (Polistes sp) adult in flight over vivid yellow flowers. Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Close up of Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) on nest, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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PREMAPHOTOS / Assassin bug (Sphodrolestes sp.} mimicing a polistine social wasp, in Amazonian rainforest, Brazil
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Guy Edwardes / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) drinking from puddle in hot weather, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Arabian paper wasp (Polistes wattii) female, portrait, Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve, UAE. Captive.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Arabian paper wasp (Polistes wattii) female, portrait, Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve, UAE. Captive.
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Roman Willi / European Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) guarding its nest, Lucerne, Switzerland. July. Focus stacked image.
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Roman Willi / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) resting on a flower, Lucerne, Switzerland. July.
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Jiri Lochman / Common paper wasp (Polistes humilis) worker at the nest with larvae visible in the nest cells, Perth, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Common paper wasp (Polistes humilis) workers at the nest with larvae visible in the nest cells, Perth, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes stigma) nest with larvae and eggs visible in the cells, Paluma National Park, north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Three Paper wasp (Polistes stigma) workers at the nest built inside a cave, with larvae visible inside of the cells, Paluma National Park, north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) workers swarming over nest built inside a cave, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) workers and queen at the nest built inside a cave, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) workers and queen at the nest built inside a cave, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) worker and a queen at the nest built inside a cave, with eggs visible inside of the cells, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) worker at the nest built inside a cave, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Paper wasp (Polistes balder) worker drinking water, near Kununurra, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.
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Roman Willi / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) feeding on pollen, Lucerne, Switzerland. July.
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Konrad Wothe / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) male, close up portrait, Bavaria, Germany. September.
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Claudio Contreras / Umbrella paper wasps (Polistes) on nest. Dzibilchaltun National Park, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo state, Mexico.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Three Paper wasps (Polistes associus) feeding on nectar from Amethyst eryngo (Eryngium amethystinum) flower, Mount Vettore, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. September.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus) cleaning itself. Controlled conditions.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Paper wasps (Polistes dominula) resting on leaf, Umbria, Italy. June.
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Doug Wechsler / Guinea paper wasp (Polistes exclamans) feeding larvae at nest on wall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. August.
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Doug Wechsler / Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
