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08-11-2010, 07:05 PM
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I'm wondering if I'm right in thinking these are Hornets. The pics were taken in florida recently so I know an exact species ID is unlikely. Just wondered if they were Hornets. They were big, going up to two inches in length.  
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08-11-2010, 08:53 PM
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I'm not much help, certainly wasp family its "waist" seems very narrow for a hornet
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08-11-2010, 09:34 PM
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Probably Polistine wasps. You can post on BugGuide which is where the American specialists can be found: Welcome to BugGuide.Net! - BugGuide.Net
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Polistes annularis looks good.. Polistes annularis
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09-11-2010, 01:23 PM
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| | | Re: are these hornets
thank you all for your replies, it's great, I didn't think I'd get an ID as they're not native to Britain. I really appreciate it as they kept me wondering. I've never seen a wasp so big before. They were very placid which is probably a good thing as we had to pass them regularly every day and of course quite a beautiful creature in a weird way. thank you for the links too. I will check them out in detail later, very helpful, thanks again. 
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