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Australian? paper wasp nest

Polistes humilis

Description:

I have seen these in more northern (warmer) parts of Australia but never in Victoria. Approximately golf ball size spherical enclosure around a cluster of staggered, hexagonal cells.

Habitat:

Inside a brick building (near external vent) in an established nature reserve.

Notes:

Great design. If those cells had an LED in each it would make a perfect light shade.
I am yet unable to find an image of the cells enclosed within a perfect paper sphere. Another spotting of mine has the cells alone - did the sphere get wiped out or is this a different species??

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1 Comment

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

What a lovely structure !

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 3, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014

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