Red paper wasp

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Published on Wednesday, 10th April 2019 at 9:21 PM

🧭 Santa Teresa
🌐 Santa Teresa, Cuzco, Peru

Red paper wasp,
Polistes canadensis
(10/2018 in Santa Teresa, Peru)

I've often encountered them in the Cusco region. With a wingspan of about 5 cm, they belong to the larger wasp species. The species name refers to Canada, but it doesn't occur there. The first describer, zoologist Carl von Linné, was misinformed. The red paper wasp lives in neotropical regions from Argentina to USA. Unfortunately, I couldn't photograph any of them alive. But a dead insect can also be quite interesting! I think it would fit well in a Star Wars movie, right?

Species in this post: Red paper wasp Polistes canadensis
Topics: ➟ Insects ➟ Peru

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This post is part of the artistic performance The Happening on Instagram.

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Creator of this post is Frederic Hilpert

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