The Asian paper wasp
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Polistini
Genus: Polistes
Species: Chinensis
Scientific name: Polistes chinensis
Common name: Asian Paper wasp
He's made it to Riverton, probably amongst fruit delivered from the North Island. He's most likely a queen. Seems either gender can take up the mantle where needed. I have one of these slender wasps in a pottle beside me now. I won't be releasing her. She's very resiliant, having been inside of the pottle for two weeks now and showing no signs of failing and I don't want her flying free around here.
4 comments:
Ive heard about you small town locals being unfriendly to Asian 'newcomers'
Ha!
Can you name a nationality that we haven't welcomed here Bio?
(And we've a Mexican waiting in the wings)
Have you starved this poor critter to death yet?
Nope.
Do you want him?
He's very resiliant.
I'll take him into meet Eric Edwards at DoC tomorrow and see what the rules are. Wasp rules.
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