Mirador del Cañon Reserve is located in the Cañon de Río Dulce area, administered by FUNDAECO. In it we were able to document many insects, one of our favorites was a very curious wasp hive. Their colors are yellow with black and they belong to the Vespidae family
Within the Vespidae family are grouped the common wasps that are characterized by measuring between 4.5 - 25 mm (adults) and having colorations ranging from yellow to black or dark blue. Both sexes have developed antennae. Their antennae have 12 segments in females and 13 in males. In Guatemala, 90 species have been recorded that inhabit heights between 0 - 4000 meters above sea level. They build their nests with mud or vegetable fibers. (Yoshimoto, Cano and Orellana, 2015).
Taxonomy of Vespidae family.
Vespidae at Reserva Cañon de Rio Dulce, Livingston. September, 2021.Photo by Brandon Hidalgo, FLAAR Mesoamerica.
| Class | INSECTA | |
| Order | HYMENOPTERA | |
| Suborder | APOCRITA | |
| Superfamily | VESPOIDEA | |
| Family | VESPIDAE | |
| Order | HYMENOPTERA | Wasps, bees and ants |
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| Suborder | AUSTRALIAN COMPANY | $1.38 |
| AAD | AUSENCO | $2.38 |
| Superfamily | ADELAIDE | $3.22 |
| XXD | ADITYA BIRLA | $1.02 |
| AAC | AUSTRALIAN COMPANY | $1.38 |
| AAD | AUSENCO | $2.38 |
Written by Vivian Hurtado & Roxana Leal
Identified Species by Victor Mendoza
