Guinea Paper Wasp

polistes exclamans

The Guinea Paper Wasp is a fascinating insect that builds its home from paper-like material made from plant fibers. These wasps are known for their unique yellow and black markings and can often be seen buzzing around flowers and trees!

Lebensraum: Guinea Paper Wasps are commonly found in gardens, forests, and areas with plenty of flowers.

Aussehen

The Guinea Paper Wasp has a slender, reddish-brown body with distinct yellow bands on its abdomen and a primarily black head with some yellow. Its smoky brown wings are often folded lengthwise when at rest, making it appear streamlined and distinct from other wasps.

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Guinea Paper Wasp

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A new queen starts her entire paper nest colony all by herself!

Some worker wasps can even lay eggs if the queen disappears!

They shake their bodies to signal danger to other wasps in the nest!

Wasp larvae eat chewed-up caterpillars caught by their hunting mothers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Guinea Paper Wasps can build impressive paper nests from chewed plant fibers and saliva that protect their young.

Guinea Paper Wasps have a venomous sting that helps them defend their colony from threats and subdue prey.

Guinea Paper Wasps can hunt and capture soft-bodied insects like caterpillars to feed their developing larvae.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-35 mm
Größe: 15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung: 20-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 50-200

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink nectar, while larvae feast on insects like caterpillars caught by adults.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are fed chewed-up insects, while adult wasps primarily consume nectar and sweet plant secretions.

Hauptnahrung

Caterpillars
Beetle larvae
Nectar
Honeydew
Fruit juices

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Tobacco Hornworm

Manduca sexta

Wasps catch and chew these caterpillars to feed their young.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Adult wasps visit flowers like milkweed to drink nectar for energy.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds like robins may sometimes prey on adult wasps or their larvae.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.