Thynninae (subfamily)

Smooth flower wasp at Crackenback, NSW

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Identification history

	Thynninae (subfamily)	29 Oct 2024	SimoneC
	Thynninae (subfamily)	23 Oct 2024	PaperbarkNativeBees

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Male wasp landed on the grass with female wasp attached to his abdomen. She remained attached for several minutes as he walked around, and it kind of looked like she might have been feeding from his abdomen (as documented in Life in A Southern Forest - https://southernforestlife.net/happenings/2020/10/flower-wasps). He bubbled nectar while she was attached. He then flew off, leaving her to walk off on the ground. I also have a video of their behaviour, but it was too large of a file to attach here.

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PaperbarkNativeBees wrote:

31 Oct 2024

Thanks for the ID @SimoneC . It was really interesting to watch them!

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Location information

Coordinates 148.451403 -36.446515
Places Crackenback, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
9 Oct 2024 02:59 PM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) PaperbarkNativeBees Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
Smooth flower wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1273.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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