Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp
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Appearance


  • Smooth bodies

  • Usually dark brown with yellow markings

  • Body can be up to three-fourths of an inch long with slender waist

  • When flying, can be recognized by two rear legs "hanging down"

Behavior


  • Nests are made of paper-like combs and found hanging under eaves, door frames, soffits, deck rails, roofs, porches, trees, shrubs, etc.

  • Very protective of their nests

  • Nests are not reused

  • New colonies begin each spring

Diet


  • Scavengers prefer proteins - spiders, small insects and small animals

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