Paper wasp
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Paper wasps are 3/4 inch to 1 inch (2-2.5 cm)-long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material.
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A Paper Wasp building its nest.
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Female Paper Wasp tending to a nest.
Polistes biglumis -
Closeup of several slender, narrow-waisted paper wasps (the wings are folded back while at rest).
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Another paper wasp nest
Polistes stigma -
A Western Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis -
Dark Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
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Asian Paper Wasp - Polistes chinensis