Polistes austroccidentalis
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polistes-austroccidentalis-201-13666109
title:
Polistes austroccidentalis
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Polistes austroccidentalis is a kleptoparasitic paper wasp that is found in several regions of high altitude in Europe, and until 2017 was universally mistakenly referred to as Polistes semenowi, which is instead the correct name of the species formerly known as "Polistes sulcifer". As one of only four obligate parasites in the subgenus Polistes, it uses the nests of other paper wasps to rear its young. To evade detection by the host nest, P. austroccidentalis employs mimicry by adjusting its cu
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Species of wasp
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_austroccidentalis
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2023-04-28T20:54:25Z
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