We're so accustomed to seeing the non-native European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, that it's quite a surprise to encounter a native, the golden paper wasp, P. aurifer, and especially in the winter. It was--and is--sheltering at the UC Davis Bee Haven. The half-acre garden, open to the public from dawn to dusk, is located on Bee Biology Road, next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Honey Bee Research Facility, west of the central campus. (Admission and parking are free.) "That Wasp Guy" Sloan...
No comments:
Post a Comment