Vespula germanica

European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Vespula germanica	17 Apr 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Vespula germanica	5 Apr 2019	TimL

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User's notes

Drama on a small scale high up on a tree trunk. The telephoto images show a European Wasp attracted to a spider's prey; one of the wasp's legs getting caught in the web; the wasp trying to escape as the spider investigates; the wasp eventually escaping just before the spider arrived. Unsure as to the identification of the spider and its prey.

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

5 Apr 2019

The spider's prey looks like some kind of leafhopper (e.g. Eurymelinae) or planthopper (Fulguroidea).

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Apr 2019

Very interesting !
I have a similar sighting but the wasp was successful:

Vespula germanica (European wasp) on 18 Mar 2017

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109052 -35.276582
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Apr 2019 11:46 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania