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[โ€“] profgrumpypants@midwest.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Paper wasp

Are these the big chunkas that grab on to the whole bodies of grasshoppers and pull them into their nests for the bebes?

[โ€“] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

They're not huge, under 2cm. They catch spiders and caterpillars according to wiki, I've mostly seen them with small caterpillars. And yep - back to their cool hexagon nests for the larvae and queen.

Here's a webpage with a close relative Aus wasp that makes the same kinds of nests, lots of good pics. https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/PaperWasps.htm