Male helping out

[bullfrog1954]

This is the LEAST a drone can do!

[Vulspire]

I wonder whats with the underdeveloped dead one in the backround?

[bradludwigtwo]

@Vulspire probally has a tumor or something

[wasp9]

I've seen males help drive off enemies, too. Male polistes seem to be more developed than other male wasps / bees.

[utubesuckbad]

cool

[BugFolk]

Ha! Interesting to know the males aren't totally useless afterall.

[killerNC17]

a drone helping?

[sigma1920]

interesting indeed.

i am gonna post my footage of similar behaviour observed in the japanese wild colony, as a vid response here, if u do not mind.

and i have also seen males taking part in fanning the nest in hot days.

perhaps Polistes paper wasps are not so developed/sophisticated in terms of division of labour (caste).

[VespineVid2]

Cool, guess they know how to take care of their brothers when they have to.