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Think I found an Asian paper wasp in the house?

  • 07-07-2016 11:12pm
    #1
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,696 ✭✭✭✭


    This little chap landed besides me, didn't look like the common wasp I'm used to, anyone confirm what it is? Google telling me it's an Asian paper wasp, it's a long way from home if it is. Dangerous?

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  • #2
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Probably better off in the nature and Birdwatching forum, there's a few people who know their bugs in there.

    Whilst having some exotic species of Asian wasp in your garden sounds exciting, it's much more likely to be a native species such as a potter wasp.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp


  • #3
    Hotei
    Closed Accounts Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Hotei


    This is an Ancistrocerus species which are commonly known as Potter Wasps.
    They're solitary wasps, i.e. they don't form colonies like Common Wasps, and are harmless. They are a native species.


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