Sighting 4431541
European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Albury, NSW
Identification history
| Vespula germanica | 14 Apr 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 12 Apr 2022 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
I think this ?wasp hit a bit of a spider web, and then landed to clean it off.
2 comments
KylieWaldon
wrote:
14 Apr 2022
It was interesting to watch - the wasp kind of lightly touched it with all legs and sprang off it. Then flew and perched to clean it off legs. It was as though its toe claws are spider web proof!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.907151-36.065102
- Places Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2022 08:35 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Vespula germanica Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- pea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Vespula germanica Scientific name
- European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1526m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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