Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Sighting 4513228

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Unverified 1 Oct 2023 KylieWaldon

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the first one I brushed against the shrub it was on and it fell off the leaf as though dead, but then climbed up off the ground through the grass. The others were on different shrubs just sitting totally still. The colouring is similar to a flower wasp, but the head isn't.

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  • blackwood Acacia melanoxylon, gum tree, bitter hop pea, bursaria Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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