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Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae .
Paper wasp (Polistes major) nest (); exposed comb Paper wasp growth stages Yellowjacket nest (); concealed combPaper wasps are a type of 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 Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper.
Polistes wasps, including Polistes instabilis, are large social wasps with yellow, brown and reddish markings.Body size ranges between 0.51–0.98 in (13–25 mm) with wings that are about 0.55 in (14 mm), which are folded longitudinally against the body.
Another wasp, Pachysomoides fulvus, is an ectoparasitoid of Polistes apachus [8] and other paper wasps in the United States. Pachysomoides fulvus lays eggs on the larvae of Polistes apachus. This especially affects new nests with only one foundress, as the queen must therefore leave the nest to find food. This leaves the nest especially ...
Polistes rubiginosus and P. carolina are the only large red-coloured wasp species in the eastern US. [7] P. rubiginosus is, however, extremely similar to P. carolina, [1] [6] [7] and can be found in the same regions; [4] [6] [7] the key morphological difference being the malar area (the "cheek") seen from the side, but this works only for the ...
The nest material is also key to nestmate recognition because nest surfaces are impregnated with the epicuticular hydrocarbons that establish the framework by which the individuals discriminate between other wasps. [2] A close-up of the nest of a P. biglumis wasp: The nest material is characteristic of all paper wasps in the genus Polistes.
Several wasps feed on Queen’s Anne lace plants on June 29, 2012, in Davis, California. ... A paper wasp rests on a leaf. ... is to “steer clear” of wasp nests as well as yellowjackets coming ...
Additionally, some epiponine wasps (such as Polybia emaciata) build their nests out of mud despite being Polistinae. [ 1 ] Polistes annularis suspends its paper nests from cliff overhangs via a pedicel, whose free fatty acids induce the necrophobic response in ants and causes them to avoid the pedicel rather than cross and prey on the nest's ...