A female Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus) tends eggs in a nest hanging from the bottom of a leaf.

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Size: 5078px × 3385px
Location: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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