Three Polistes dominula wasps in their newly built nest, showing their abdomen and some eggs inside the cells.

Tis’ the season that generous naturalists start to send me wasp pictures! This “booty” pic 🤣 shows the foundresses of Polistes dominula, native to Europe. It’s invasive here and in many other places in the world.

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