#Polistes

[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.

[onenicebugperday]

@thechillsquid submitted: Hello! It’s not a bit since I’ve sent in some friends I’ve seen, let me go ahead and remedy that!

What a lovely fella! Very fashionable coloration.

[pigeon-feet]

went up to the attic earlier which is apparently inhabited by vast amounts of women

Polistes fuscatus, overwintering queens

[jupiterswasphouse]

[VIDEO AND PHOTOS TAKEN: JULY 30TH, 2024 | Video and Image IDs: A video and two photos of a red, black, and yellow metric paper wasp collecting wood fibers from a thin beige wooden plank /End IDs.]

[mammoth-clangen]

△ △ △ Snakespots. Snakespots can u hear me in there? Snakespots r u single? 👉👈

Is he ok with Ghosts? bc that's kinda the deciding factor here XD

(1/10, not invasive or uncomfortable bc Snake is a shameless flirt too and probably misses that in the afterlife rfhbrgf)

[shailion]

any wasp experts know why it looks like they're chewing up one of their own babies? or is it that all grubs look the sameish?

It did get down to the 40s so maybe the cold killed it and they're recycling?

[herpsandbirds]

metricus paper wasp

Well, as a matter of fact, I have a couple of photos of Metric Paper Wasps in my garden...

Metric Paper Wasps (Polistes metricus), family Vespidae, Houston, TX, USA

T - EAT A TASTY SPIDER!!!

B - She was chewing up this rope, presumably to use for making her papery nest.

photographs by Paxon Kale CC

[ouzel-time]

being fundamentally unafraid of insects and stuff is so great. like you can go up to someone like this and just

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

My veggie prison brings all the wasps to the yard.

And they're like, I'm gonna just chew up a bit of this wood here and turn it into a nest...

[sherry-the-wasp]

Hand-feeding a Polistes metricus

[waspfriends]

male p. major major

[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).

[onenicebugperday]

@bluem1st submitted: Hello! Hope you are well. I was wondering if you could tell me what these are please?

Hello! I am well. The fella on the left is an ocellated shield bug, Cantao ocellatus, and the one on the right is a paper wasp in the genus Polistes. If I had to make an educated guess about species based on where these resin-encased bugs usually come from, I'd say Polistes olivaceus. But there are a lot of Polistes species in the world that all look super similar, so take that one with a grain of salt.

[a-wasp-in-the-hand]

guy who posed nicely for the camera

Polistes fuscatus ♂

10/21/23

[jupiterswasphouse]

[VIDEO TAKEN: JUNE 28TH, 2024 | Video ID: A video of a red, yellow, and black paper wasp on the side of the paper nest, flapping its wings, seeming to be otherwise calm, as another wasp enshadowed by thw nest (bottom of the screen) does the same thing /End ID.]

Honestly, this is one instance where I'm somewhat stumped by this behavior! It's very clearly not beating its wings out of aggression or anxiety, so this behavior likely has another reason altogether. Could be a form of thermoregulation, or some form of preparation for the flight muscles, by what I've seen other people saying, but it's unclear and hard to find information on.

[morbidsmenagerie]

Polistes dominula with a sugary snack! She's very yellow, never seen one with a solid yellow clypeus.