Alex Wild on Nostr: I never worked up this 2016 photo from the Peruvian Amazon because I was running into ...

I never worked up this 2016 photo from the Peruvian Amazon because I was running into trouble identifying the wasp, in spite of its distinct markings.

But taxonomic resources are more accessible a decade on, and I'm happy to announce that she's the rarely photographed Polistes torresae.

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