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Written by econads on 2024-08-25 at 11:23

Does anyone know what kind of wasp this is? They seem to be making themselves at home under the eves of my allotment hut.

South Germany

Please boost if you don't know. Ta x.

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Written by Jake in the desert on 2024-09-03 at 14:54

@econads hi! I'm no expert, but that looks like a European Paper Wasp to me.

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Written by econads on 2024-09-03 at 18:20

@jake4480 thanks for the reply.

I think looking at images of that, the broken band at the top of the abdomen is ticket and also the markings on the back are 4 yellow spots than these 3. Thank you for playing!

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Written by Jake in the desert on 2024-09-03 at 18:27

@econads hmm.. yeah I wasn't seeing EXACT matches but figured that was fairly close. You don't think they could be variations? Saw another I definitely don't think it was, as the stripe pattern was inverted.

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Written by econads on 2024-09-03 at 19:07

@jake4480 hmm that's a point. I saw an article with 3 or 4 similar common wasps, but none of them were a match. There's a whole cluster, maybe 5-10, which just sit under the eves of the hut, but so far they don't bother me. Some article implied they might be near the end of their lives since it's getting colder.

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