Cachekinz Australian Paper Wasp

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Released:
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Origin:
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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To buzz from cache to cache with Wasptor and meet geocachers along the way. And also to make geocachers aware of one of Australia's native wasps.

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Polistes Humilis - Australian Paper Wasp

Native paper wasps are smaller than European Wasps, and lack their vivid yellow markings. They tend to only be aggressive when defending their nests, and are otherwise beneficial insects to have around the garden. Paper wasps have a small head, with medium sized eyes and medium length antennae. The body is slender, with a very narrow waist. There are two pairs of brown-tinted wings, with the first pair larger. The abdomen has some yellow/orange bands, but is mainly black.

The adult paper wasps catch caterpillars to feed the larvae, but the adults themselves feed on nectar. The nest of the paper wasp is a series of cells shaped like an inverted cone made from saliva mixed with wood fragments. When it dries the mixture is quite paper-like, and gives these wasps their name.

Found: Throughout Australia
Habitat: Paper wasps live in urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath.
Status: Common
Size: 2.2 cm
   
Paper Wasp   The Nest
Photos: Bruce Hulbert and Michael Elliott Australian Museum

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Tracking History (1914.1mi) View Map

Dropped Off 1/28/2013 Wasptor placed it in Summertime Morning Tea Australian Capital Territory, Australia - 50.84 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/27/2013 Wasptor retrieved it from Summertime Morning Tea Australian Capital Territory, Australia   Visit Log

Took out of the event. 🙂
Visited 1/4/2013 Wasptor took it to Pirates Rest Area New South Wales, Australia - 24.27 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/3/2013 Wasptor took it to Go C. New South Wales, Australia - 53.32 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/1/2013 Wasptor took it to Bridge Banter VI Australian Capital Territory, Australia - 1,393.23 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/1/2012 Wasptor took it to The Camphouse Cache (Taranaki) North Island, New Zealand - 74.54 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/1/2012 Wasptor took it to The Giant Easels (King Country/Waikato) North Island, New Zealand - 58.28 miles  Visit Log
Visited 11/30/2012 Wasptor took it to Craters of the Moon North Island, New Zealand - 1.05 miles  Visit Log
Visited 11/29/2012 Wasptor took it to Huka Falls (Central Plateau) North Island, New Zealand - 100.27 miles  Visit Log
Visited 11/27/2012 Wasptor took it to Porridge Pot (Bay of Plenty) North Island, New Zealand - 16.04 miles  Visit Log
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