Saxon
Wasp Dolichovespula saxonica
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| Wasps are social insects and well known to everyone. Colonies build up during the Summer and can eventually total several thousand by the time the colony dies at the onset of cold weather. Only the young queens survive the Winter, hibernating in sheds and hollow trees etc, to start new colonies in the Spring. The Saxon Wasp is a large wasp, but not commonly recorded. This was our first record, when this worker landed on our car parked at woodland near Worksop. This is a scarce wasp in the UK, with most records coming from south-eastern areas. | ||
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| UK distribution of Dolichovespula
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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