Sighting 4503314
Ampulicidae (family)
4 Cockroach Wasp at Paddys River, ACT
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| Ampulicidae (family) | SimoneC | 8 Aug 2023 | |
| Ampulicidae (family) | CanberraDSN | 8 Aug 2023 |
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4 comments
8 Aug 2023
Great to see the wasp with a cockroach. The wasp will paralyse a cockroach and drag it backwards into its nest before laying an egg on it
13 Aug 2023
Is the cockroach trying to defend itself or has it already been stung and is collapsing
15 Aug 2023
@RogerF it was running away when I saw it. You can see more pictures of it here: Platyzosteria similis on sighting 4503317. It made its way around the edge of the plaque.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.983225-35.403106
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Aug 2023 02:00 PM Recorded on
- CanberraDSN Recorded by
- Chasing a cockroach outside. The cockroach was frantic trying to get away. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Featured Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) CanberraDSN Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ampulicidae (family)
Species information
- Ampulicidae (family) Scientific name
- Cockroach Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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