Vespula germanica

2 European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Vespula germanica	12 Sep 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Vespula germanica	12 Sep 2022	TimL

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Up close and personal with a Queen European Wasp cleaning spider silk from her legs. The wasp fell out of a sliding door track, presumably having over-wintered in the track.

2 comments

Gunyijan wrote:

12 Sep 2022

Amazing photos - what lens are you using?

TimL wrote:

12 Sep 2022

I'll email you direct to answer your question. Don't want to bore the public.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064062 -35.213285
Altitude 578.1m
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Sep 2022 05:00 PM 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
Female Gender

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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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania