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Wasp Nest

This picture showcases the beauty of a nest of a paper wasp species (Polistes exclamens) covered in pine straw. Their nests are created by chewing pieces of wood into a paper mache like material and putting it together. The nest serves as a place for the wasp to live and store food and eggs. The newborn wasps eat when they are born and feed directly on paralyzed bugs in the nest. Also these wasp houses can be built almost anywhere! From trees to bushes to buildings and more. Paper wasps live in many states across the U. S. For more information and to see where I found some of mine, follow this link:

www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?ident...

(This image was taken outside of Dobo on the UNCW campus)

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Uploaded on January 29, 2017
Taken on January 25, 2017