Sighting 4207786
Vespula germanica
1 European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Hughes, ACT
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| Vespula germanica | KimPullen | 25 Apr 2019 | |
| Vespula germanica | JonSteinbeck | 25 Apr 2019 |
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I wanted to photograph a Leaf-curling Spider and I arrived just in time to see a European Wasp hovering near the web, before it appeared to charge into the net. The spider seemed to move but then backed away. After taking the picture I started to set up a tripod keep photographing. By the time I was ready with my tripod, the wasp had gone, while the spider was backed right up in its leaf. I looked up the behaviour on Canberra Nature Map, finding two cases where European Wasps had stolen, or attempted to steal prey from a spider’s web (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/4205871 & https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3374617). I think that is what happened in this case given the wasp looks like it has its legs wrapped around something in the web.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.099088-35.331983
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Apr 2019 04:24 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra 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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4 / 7
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