LORE: It’s in the best interest of the worker
wasps to keep the Queen wasp fat and lazy, otherwise she will remain the physically dominate
member of the hive and the needs of the workers
will remain of little priority.
RED WASP (sp. Polistes carolina &
Polistes perplexus)
These two species are nearly identical.
The only differences between them are
the black markings around their thorax.
Unlike the more agressive Yellow Jackets, Red Wasps will only sting you if
they feel threatened and will normally
avoid contacing humans altogether.
COMMON PAPER WASP
(sp. Polistes exclamans & Var.)
There are 22 known species in the U.S.
alone and more than a thousand worldwide.
LORE: Recent experiments published
by the Association for the Study of
Animal Behavior, highly suggests that
when the workers take over, the overall
effeciency of the hive is increased, and
the needs of each individual wasp are
better met.
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