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Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, hunts amongst Chinese spinach
Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, hunting amongst Chinese spinach
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror
Black flower wasp, Epactiothynnus sp. (males have wings)
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, orgy
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, orgy
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
Blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates Salvia discolor on coldest day of 2011
nest tube of predatory Common mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron laetum
Egg Parasitoid wasp, Anastatus sp.
English strain, or black honeybee, Apis mellifera subsp. mellifera, on mizuna
Fire-tailed Resin Bee (or Mason Bee), Megachile mystaceana
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed resin bee (Megachile mystaceana) camped overnight on bamboo (Thyrsostachys siamensis)
Fire-tailed resin bees (Megachile mystaceana) gather at sunset on bamboo
Fire-tailed resin bees (Megachile mystaceana) gather at sunset on bamboo
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, with distinctive yellow underside
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, with distinctive yellow underside
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, with distinctive yellow underside
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, with distinctive yellow underside
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
Hairy flower wasp, Campsomeris radula
Halictid bee on mizuna flower
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
Hatchet wasp, Evania sp. This species parasitises cockroach larvae
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Jerry with his new native stingless bee hive
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
predatory Large mud-nest wasp, Abispa ephippium
predatory Large mud-nest wasp, Abispa ephippium
Honeybee visits Lemon basil, Ocimum x citriodorum
honeybee, Apis mellifera, pollenates Luffa cylindrica
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
unknown Leafcutter bee on Greek basil, Ocimum minimum
unknown Leafcutter bee on Greek basil, Ocimum minimum
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
predatory Orange spider wasp, Priocnemis bicolor, drinks from the very first flowers produced by a young Cissus rotundifolia
predatory Orange spider wasp, Priocnemis bicolor, drinks from the very first flowers produced by a young Cissus rotundifolia
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on galangal
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on galangal
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Trachelospermum jasminoides
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Euphorbia trigona
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Euphorbia trigona
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Parasitoid paper-nest (disc-nest) wasp, Ropalidia gregaria
Parasitoid paper-nest (disc-nest) wasp, Ropalidia gregaria
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, resting on basil
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror
Semi-dormant paper wasps, Ropalidia revolutionalis, a parasitoid species
Small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, in stingless bee hive
parasitoid Sphecid wasp nest
Spider Wasp, Cryptocheilus bicolor
Unknown parasitoid mud dauber wasp nest
Parasitoid wasp making nest tube in kitchen window
Wasp-mimicking hoverfly, Mesembrius sp. on celery. Larvae predate aphis
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on pigeon pea
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Native pest: opened gall of Citrus gall wasp, Bruchophagus fellis, on lime
Native pest: gall of Citrus gall wasp, Bruchophagus fellis, on lime
Predator: the common brown robber fly, Alcimus tristrigatus, with honeybee
Predator: the common brown robber fly, Alcimus tristrigatus, with honeybee
Dahlia imperialis with honeybee and Tetragonula carbonaria, the native stingless bee
Dahlia imperialis with honeybee and Tetragonula carbonaria, the native stingless bee
nest of Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on pigeon pea
predatory Fire-tailed mud nesting wasp (Paralastor sp?) on choko
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on pigeon pea
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
unknown native bee on mizuna
unknown native bee on mizuna
unknown native bee on mizuna
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long) on choko
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long) on choko
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long), on choko
unknown parasitoid paper wasp species
unknown parasitoid wasp on pigeon pea
predatory Giant mason or Large mud-nesting wasp, Abispa splendida
stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) pollenates Bulbine frutescens flower
stingless bee house keeping (Tetragonula carbonaria)
stingless bees house keeping (Tetragonula carbonaria)
swarming native stingless bees, Tetragonula carbonaria
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
unknown wasp on pigeon pea
unknown parasitoid wasp on pigeon pea
24/10/2012 at 4:59 am
Great pics Jerry. You’ve put a face to some of the visitors I see traces of in the garden but have yet to see – like the leaf cutter bee.
I’m on the northside of Brisbane at Strathpine and I recently found some tiny golden cocoons on my Kohlrabi leaves recently. Most clumps had an attendant caterpillar just sitting there beside or over them. After a bit of research one of the BLF members found out they were Apanteles glomeratus wasp cocoons and they had a very interesting lifecycle.
See here for the discussion and pics: http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/photo/cocoons-with-the-cabbage-white-butterfly-catterpillar?xg_source=activity&xgi=&test-locale=&exposeKeys=&xg_pw=&xgsi=&id=2047708%3APhoto%3A166911&groupId=&groupUrl=&xg_disable_customizations=&page=3#comments
Not sure how common they are around Brisbane. I can’t remember seeing them before myself but then I may have overlooked something so tiny in the past.
Regards
Lissa
18/02/2013 at 7:14 pm
I think we had one of those giant resin bees outside our house just recently. Very similar to the photo of the resin nest on the brickwork.
There was an adult and 2 larvae in their resin, wasp-like cocoons. It doesn’t look like they have entered the wall cavity. What I was wondering was how do you get the resin off the brickwork? I have never seen these type of insects ever before.
18/02/2013 at 7:30 pm
I presume the resin would be soluble in mineral turpentine. I’ve not tried because I don’t want to drive them off.