Sighting 4443769
Vespula germanica
2 European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Vespula germanica | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Sep 2022 | |
| Vespula germanica | TimL | 12 Sep 2022 |
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User's notes
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.
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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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- TimL 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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Quality score
7 / 7
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