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 Wasp Nest from USA
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 05-07-2010 21:45
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
One of the stranger things to turn up at Scatsta Airport. Brought in by the Senior Air Traffic Controller from a 1973 VW Camper Van (Old Hippy Mobile  ) which he was in the process of "restoring" to its former glory. It had been in Northern California, USA for most of its time, and this was found behind some of the panelling.The insect pupae or whatever is 5mm in length. Anyone have any ideas on ID. Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [140.81Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 05-07-2010 21:50 |
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| libor |
Posted on 08-07-2010 07:26
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Member Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1280 Joined: 30.05.09 |
According my knowledge, this should be early nest of any Polistes (Vespidae: Polistinae) species. Libor |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 08-07-2010 10:44
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks Libor, Checked out a few sites on the Web...Polistes looks right. Roger |
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