Pankaj Sir, these paper wasps are very common here. They do not sting you unless you disturb their hives. A number of them enter into my room everyday to find a suitable place to make a new hive. Moreover, they also come to collect water droplets from our taps, wells. It appears that they need continuous supply of water, don't know why.
As for the ID of the second common hornet, it is *Vespa* *tropica*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_tropica>, i think. Regards, surajit On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Please keep distance with Paper wasp. > > Neil ji, can tell about second one, I hope. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 9:13 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you very much Pankaj Sir for the ID of those very special insects. >> It was a long pending puzzle to me. I learn from your note to Madhuri Ji >> that those insects are called cicada, will have to search and read more >> about them. >> >> However the wasp is Yellow-Oriental-Paper-Wasp (Polistes olivaceus) as >> have been indicated by you. I have another one at - >> http://surajitkoley.blogspot.in/2010/08/wasp-n-hornet.html >> >> Thank you very very much once again. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Pankaj Oudhia >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Madhuri ji, the wasp in Surajit ji's picture looks like Paper wasp >>> Polistes sp.. >>> >>> During hot summer when I walk in forest I feel shower of water drops. >>> These drops are not specific to any tree species. This shower is due to >>> forest cicada. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRiXADag74 >>> >>> [In Traditional Healing, the Healers having expertise in Entomotherapy >>> and Entomophagy use it with different herbs as medicine.] >>> >>> You can feel falling water drops in shade of Shorea robusta trees >>> specially during summer. Shorea is one of the trees used in Traditional >>> Tree Shade Therapy of India. [Google results for Tree Shade Therapy- >>> https://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=%22tree+shade+therapy%22+pankaj+oudhia&oq=%22tree+shade+therapy%22+pankaj+oudhia&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=serp.3...340895.349171.0.349537.34.34.0.0.0.0.378.4281.9j24j0j1.34.0.RSk0eidbGG8 >>> ) >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >
