<i>Apoica pallens</i> (IMAGE)

University of Washington

<i>Apoica pallens</i>

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Apoica pallens wasps at their nest in the afternoon. The species is nocturnal -- unusual for social wasps -- and foragers hunt at night. The photo was taken in a tropical rainforest in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica.

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Sean O’Donnell, University of Washington.

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