Sighting 3410682
Vespula germanica
1 European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Vespula germanica | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Sep 2018 | |
| Vespula germanica | Harrisi | 28 Aug 2018 |
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3 comments
8 Sep 2018
Stuart - "A typical European wasp nest is started in the spring by a single queen emerging from hibernation. She raises the first worker wasps herself, which then help her raise more workers, and so the nest grows through the summer. Come the autumn most workers die out while the newly born queens search for a warm, dark place to hibernate."
9 Sep 2018
Thanks for that Michael, glad my subsequent actions have been validated. Let me just say that 'God did not save this Queen!' :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081536-35.285617
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Aug 2018 04:24 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- Harrisi 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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Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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