Ferocious polybia wasp

Polybia rejecta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eumenidae

Polybia rejecta is a species of social wasp found in the Neotropics region of the world. It was first described by Fabricius in South America in the 1790s. The wasp is associated with many other organisms, particularly specific species of ants and birds such as the Azteca ants and the cacique birds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 9

Sources and credits

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Ferocious polybia wasp

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