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Common Wasp feeding

Vespula vulgaris

Description:

Spotted this common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on the Carcases of dead insects caught in a spider web. The Common wasp looks similar to the German wasp without the separate black spots on its back.

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JillBlack
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JillBlack

Puketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted on Feb 22, 2013
Submitted on Feb 22, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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