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17 April 2024

Yellow Paper-wasp (Polistes Olivaceus) Or Tattaiyas Is Known For Its Intriguingly Vivid Yellow Coloration, An Uncommon Characteristic Among Wasp Species. Their Unique Thermal Regulatory System Allows Them To Thrive In Varying Climates. Yellow Paper Wasps Contribute Significantly To The Ecosystem Through Their Role As Pollinators And As Prey On Certain Insect Pests. Yellow Paper Wasps, Build Paper-like Nests That Look Like An Umbrella. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 17/04/2024.

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17 April 2024

Yellow Paper-wasp (Polistes Olivaceus) Or Tattaiyas Is Known For Its Intriguingly Vivid Yellow Coloration, An Uncommon Characteristic Among Wasp Species. Their Unique Thermal Regulatory System Allows Them To Thrive In Varying Climates. Yellow Paper Wasps Contribute Significantly To The Ecosystem Through Their Role As Pollinators And As Prey On Certain Insect Pests. Yellow Paper Wasps, Build Paper-like Nests That Look Like An Umbrella. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 17/04/2024.

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17 April 2024

Yellow Paper-wasp (Polistes Olivaceus) Or Tattaiyas Is Known For Its Intriguingly Vivid Yellow Coloration, An Uncommon Characteristic Among Wasp Species. Their Unique Thermal Regulatory System Allows Them To Thrive In Varying Climates. Yellow Paper Wasps Contribute Significantly To The Ecosystem Through Their Role As Pollinators And As Prey On Certain Insect Pests. Yellow Paper Wasps, Build Paper-like Nests That Look Like An Umbrella. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 17/04/2024.

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17 April 2024

Yellow Paper-wasp (Polistes Olivaceus) Or Tattaiyas Is Known For Its Intriguingly Vivid Yellow Coloration, An Uncommon Characteristic Among Wasp Species. Their Unique Thermal Regulatory System Allows Them To Thrive In Varying Climates. Yellow Paper Wasps Contribute Significantly To The Ecosystem Through Their Role As Pollinators And As Prey On Certain Insect Pests. Yellow Paper Wasps, Build Paper-like Nests That Look Like An Umbrella. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 17/04/2024.

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17 April 2024

Yellow Paper-wasp (Polistes Olivaceus) Or Tattaiyas Is Known For Its Intriguingly Vivid Yellow Coloration, An Uncommon Characteristic Among Wasp Species. Their Unique Thermal Regulatory System Allows Them To Thrive In Varying Climates. Yellow Paper Wasps Contribute Significantly To The Ecosystem Through Their Role As Pollinators And As Prey On Certain Insect Pests. Yellow Paper Wasps, Build Paper-like Nests That Look Like An Umbrella. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 17/04/2024.

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#10712774

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712776

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712778

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712780

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712782

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712784

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10712786

28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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28 October 2023

Yellow paper-wasp (Polistes olivaceus) or Tattaiyas is known for its intriguingly vivid yellow coloration, an uncommon characteristic among wasp species. Their unique thermal regulatory system allows them to thrive in varying climates. Yellow paper wasps contribute significantly to the ecosystem through their role as pollinators and as prey on certain insect pests. Moreover, their complex social structures showcase some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating manifestations of cooperative behavior. They are about 18 to 25mm long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The Yellow paper-wasp bites humans actively and has special defensive behaviors that can trigger toxic reactions or allergic reactions. If there are serious reactions, seek immediate medical attention. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/10/2023.

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#10377912

16 August 2023

Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. Weaver ants live in trees (they are obligately arboreal) and are known for their unique nest-building behavior where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Weaver ant workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. The major workers are approximately 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) in length and the minors are approximately half the length of the majors. Major workers forage, defend, maintain, and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and 'milk' scale insects in or close to the nests. Because they prey on insects harmful to their host trees, weaver ants are sometimes used by indigenous farmers, particularly in Southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. The Asian weaver ant workers have brought leaves to block the gap of the entrance before the rains come at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 16/08/2023.

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16 August 2023

Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. Weaver ants live in trees (they are obligately arboreal) and are known for their unique nest-building behavior where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Weaver ant workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. The major workers are approximately 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) in length and the minors are approximately half the length of the majors. Major workers forage, defend, maintain, and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and 'milk' scale insects in or close to the nests. Because they prey on insects harmful to their host trees, weaver ants are sometimes used by indigenous farmers, particularly in Southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. The Asian weaver ant workers have brought leaves to block the gap of the entrance before the rains come at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 16/08/2023.

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16 August 2023

Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. Weaver ants live in trees (they are obligately arboreal) and are known for their unique nest-building behavior where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Weaver ant workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. The major workers are approximately 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) in length and the minors are approximately half the length of the majors. Major workers forage, defend, maintain, and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and 'milk' scale insects in or close to the nests. Because they prey on insects harmful to their host trees, weaver ants are sometimes used by indigenous farmers, particularly in Southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. The Asian weaver ant workers have brought leaves to block the gap of the entrance before the rains come at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 16/08/2023.

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