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Polistes, genus Polistesnoun
a genus of Vespidae
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Polistes is a genus of paper wasps, including around 200 species, found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. They are often characterized by their long bodies, narrow waists, and distinctive color patterns. Polistes wasps are social insects, known for building paper-like nests from chewed wood pulp. They typically feed on nectar and other insects.
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Polistes
Wasps of the cosmopolitan genus Polistes are the most familiar of the polistine wasps, and are the most common type of paper wasp. It is also the single largest genus within the family Vespidae, with over 300 recognized species and subspecies. Their innate preferences for nest-building sites leads them to commonly build nests on human habitation, where they can be very unwelcome; although generally not aggressive, they can be provoked into defending their nests. All species are predatory, and they may consume large numbers of caterpillars, in which respect they are generally considered beneficial. The European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, was introduced into the US about 1981 and has quickly spread throughout most of the country, in most cases replacing native species within a few years. This species is very commonly mistaken for a yellowjacket, as it is black, strongly marked with yellow, and quite different from the native North American species of Polistes. Polistes wasps can be identified by their characteristic flight; their long legs dangle below their bodies, which are also more slender than a yellowjacket.
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The numerical value of polistes in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of polistes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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