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Fly-by Fruiting

by Howard Cheek

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded September 5, 2009648 views

Arthropods

Keywords: wasps paper polistes vespidae golden fuscatus wildlife nature bugs fruit apples fly flight flying action texas

The wasp left is flyin' up the others rear here :)
Paper wasps are in the genus Polistes in the family Vespidae, which also includes potter wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. The golden paper wasp (seen here) is Polistes fuscatus.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No