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I have seen quite a few different dragonflies, and there are some very noisy ‘crickets’ outside my window, but a few days ago, I promised you a bee, well a wasp actually.<\/p>\n

Here is the yellow paper wasp (Polistes versicolor<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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a very pretty wasp, but I don’t think I will get too close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I will tell you more about the insects and the birds tomorrow,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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