Northern Paper Wasp

August 25, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

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Paper wasps are the "guests" that build small open cell paper nests under your eaves, deck rails, and other protected areas.  They live in the eastern U.S. and adjacent lower Canada, and are related to yesterday's mason wasp blip.  Paper wasps prey on other insects and caterpillars.  I watched this one for five minutes, and it appeared to be feeding on nectar.

 

The pictured wasp is a male, noted by long curling antennae, square yellow face, and blunt tip to abdomen.

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