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Kimberley

I found this beautiful little lady exploring the nooks and crannies around my water butts. I think she’s a German yellowjacket wasp (Vespula Germanica), and maybe a queen as she’s quite large but I’m not sure. She was very docile, maybe quite newly emerged. But I use my water butts a lot in summer so I’ve relocated her to a less troublesome location near some trees that are surrounded by brambles so nobody can get near enough to disturb any potential nests.

Close up of a yellowjacket wasp. She’s got a black splodge on her upper body then her abdomen is bright yellow with black columns running down the centre and block dots either side of the column on each segment
Close up of a yellowjacket wasp. She’s got a black splodge on her upper body then her abdomen is bright yellow with black columns running down the centre and block dots either side of the column on each segment
#ukNature#wasps
Mar 25, 2025, 12:29 PM·Public
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