Sighting 3371129
Vespula germanica
European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Paddys River, ACT
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| Vespula germanica | KimPullen | 5 Feb 2017 | |
| Vespula germanica | RogerF | 5 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
This one was hunting for something in Willow tree, very busy. Eventually he caught a blowfly, fell to the ground wrestling with it, then when it was under control flew away with it; it was hard to photograph and took about an hour of waiting; found near the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.067000-35.502333
- Altitude 574.2m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2017 08:20 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vespula germanica Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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6 / 7
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