Polistes aurifer (Golden paper wasp)

OUTAGE: Power Outage in Indianola; 55 Customers Affected 1:32 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139697">Patrol Check &#8212; QUAD UNIVERSITY CENTER 12:58 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139696">Traffic Stop &#8212; L K WOOD BLVD/PACIFIC CT 12:49 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139688">FIELD INTERVIEW &#8212; 2500 block of FAIRFIELD ST 12:39 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139690">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 2100 block of MADRONE AV 12:36 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139693">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 600 block of W HAWTHORNE ST 12:36 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139695">Traffic Stop &#8212; G ST/17TH ST 12:34 a.m.

Polistes aurifer. Photo: (c) Chris Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae.