Polistes metricus Queen

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  cold blood

• May 24, 2019

looks.....sting....gy. Just such a formidible looking invert...imagine if these things were the size of a dog....id never go putside...lol

 

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  mantisfan101

• May 24, 2019

Awesome, I heard that polistes tends to be more “docile” and personable than other wasps or hornets.

 

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  antinous

• May 25, 2019

@mantisfan101 I’ve fed this individual honey off my finger and tong feed it daily. I’m actually keeping her in an enclosure with her nest until some workers emerge. She’s quite interesting to be honest

 

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  mantisfan101

• May 25, 2019

@antinous if you plan to keep heraybe try offering her some cardboard or tree vark so that she can continue to make her nest.

 

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  antinous

• May 25, 2019

@mantisfan101 Already doing that. Cardboard, construction paper, twigs and decaying wood are in her enclosure. Along with a water bowl, bowl with some honey and a food bowl