Paper wasp
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Paper wasps are a type of social vespid wasps. The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespi
Wasp colony
Paper wasp growth stages
Yellowjacket nest (Vespinae); concealed comb
Polistes dominula on part of a large nest, in California
Yellowjacket
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Yellowjacket is the common name in North America for predatory social wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking coun
Paper wasp
…used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper. Paper wasp nests are characterized by open combs with down pointing cells. Some types of paper…
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Face of a southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)
Yellowjacket stinger in its sheath in a scanning electron microscope
Yellowjacket eating an apple