Polistes metricus
E381509
Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polistes metricus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680618 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polistes metricus Context triple: [Polistinae, hasMember, Polistes metricus]
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A.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
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B.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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C.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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D.
Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
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E.
Metapolybia
Metapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for forming complex colonies in the Neotropical region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polistes metricus Target entity description: Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
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A.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
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B.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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C.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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D.
Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
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E.
Metapolybia
Metapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for forming complex colonies in the Neotropical region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hymenopteran
ⓘ
insect ⓘ species of paper wasp ⓘ |
| adultDiet |
nectar
ⓘ
plant exudates ⓘ sugary secretions ⓘ |
| bodyColoration | brown with yellow markings ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyFoundation |
solitary founding by a single queen
ⓘ
sometimes multiple foundresses ⓘ |
| commonName | metric paper wasp ⓘ |
| communication |
chemical cues
ⓘ
tactile signals ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | sting ⓘ |
| describedBy | William Kirby ⓘ |
| diet |
caterpillars
ⓘ
other soft-bodied insects ⓘ |
| distribution |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ |
| family | Vespidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | predator of caterpillars ⓘ |
| genus | Polistes ⓘ |
| habitat |
human structures
ⓘ
open and semi-open habitats ⓘ shrubs and trees ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalFood | masticated insect prey ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
eastern North America ⓘ |
| nestMaterial |
chewed plant fibers
ⓘ
paper-like pulp ⓘ |
| nestType |
open comb nest
ⓘ
paper nest ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| overwinteringStage | mated females ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| relevanceToHumans | natural enemy of agricultural pests ⓘ |
| relevanceToResearch |
model for studies of caste differentiation
ⓘ
model for studies of social behavior ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | annual colony cycle ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | biological control agent of herbivorous insects ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | eusocial ⓘ |
| socialStructure | queen and worker castes ⓘ |
| subfamily | Polistinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1837 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Polistes metricus Description of subject: Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.