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Unidentified at suppressed - 13 Jan 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 13 Jan 2024
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Apis mellifera 19 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Unidentified 19 Jan 2024 Span102

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Hoping for an ID for these bees (or maybe wasps?) I couldn't see any sting so I am wondering if this is a native stingless bee? Found at a relatives property who wants to get rid of the hive/nest, but I asked them to wait for an ID in case they are a native stingless bee.

3 comments

   20 Jan 2024
It is much too big for a stingless bee. As far as I can see it has folded its wings longitudinally that is something bees can't do, so it is a wasp.
RogerF wrote:
   20 Jan 2024
Looks like a European wasp?
Span102 wrote:
   22 Jan 2024
thanks Moderators. I will let my relatives know

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Mixed Gender
  • Nest building Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • True Bee nest present

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