#ive also had to edit the original pond drinker post
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had the pleasure of watching two Potter wasp ladies collecting dirt side-by-side. both are members of the subfamily Eumeninae, a cosmopolitan group of wasps containing over 3000 species across 198 recognised genera (over 300 species found here in Australia).
the photo below is a familiar face for the blog, the same species of Potter wasp that I photographed drinking from the pond last Summer, some of my favourite photos I've taken so far.
her dirt-collecting companion has also appeared on the blog before, and is the Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp (Delta campaniforme). this individual was seen taking her dirt-ball right into the arm of one of our lawn chairs to build her nursery :')
(middle) Unknown Potter Wasp, female (subfamily Eumeninae), April '24.
(bottom) Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp, female (Delta campaniforme), April '24.
#ive also had to edit the original pond drinker post#it seems i was too hasty to put a confident ID on her#she remains unknown for now!#ljsbugblog#bugblr#entomology#macro#unconfirmed id#insects#hymenoptera#aculeata#vespidae#wasps#eumeninae#potter wasps#delta#delta campaniforme#yellow-and-black potter wasp
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