Vespula germanica

European wasp at Higgins, ACT

Vespula germanica at Higgins, ACT - 11 Feb 2008
Vespula germanica at Higgins, ACT - 11 Feb 2008
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Vespula germanica 11 Jun 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera 11 Jun 2024 CarbonAI
Apis mellifera 11 Jun 2024 Sherwood
Vespula germanica 10 Jun 2024 AlisonMilton

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Sherwood wrote:
   11 Jun 2024
both species are present in this picture
   11 Jun 2024
Thanks bees are listed separately
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Jun 2024
@Sherwood Cutting this branch back in 2008, attracted a large variety of insects to feed on the sap. Just came across these old photos while cleaning up storage space on my PC. Bees were predominant, but there were also European wasps, potter wasps, flies and two species of butterflies.

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