Crabronidae

Sand wasp(family) at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Crabronidae SimoneC 13 Nov 2023
Apocrita michael.batley 13 Nov 2023
Tetragonula carbonaria amiessmacro 13 Nov 2023

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2 comments

   13 Nov 2023
Alas, stingless bees need much larger cavities to house their large colonies. I think I can see a notch in the inner margin of the eye which bees do not have (except for one brightly coloured species).
   13 Nov 2023
Thank you @michael.batley :) they were quite small on par with leaf cutter bee size

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 13 Nov 2023 06:10 PM Recorded on
  • amiessmacro Recorded by
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Crabronidae Scientific name
  • Sand wasp(family) Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 769m Recorded at altitude

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