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09-08-2010, 09:16 AM
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| | | potter wasp
My wife and I spotted a potter wasp in the garden (Ringwood, Hants) yesterday. Apparently they are not usual in Britain. Unfortunately no picture but positive identification with strange long narrow waist. Any other sightings?
On another subject, during late July I picked up around 100 dragonfly wings from around our small pond. They are mainly from the Southern Hawker variety which we have seen emerging before. The wings (which I kept) equate to about 25 dragonflies. My suspicion on the fate of the dragonflies is that they have been taken by an enterprising thrush or blackbird as they emerge, the wings rubbed off on the grass and the main body eaten - quite a meal! However, in spite of watching from 4.30 one morning I've never actually seen them being taken. I wonder if any readers have seen this happen and can confirm my theory.
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09-08-2010, 02:41 PM
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| | | Re: potter wasp
Afternoon Dav, and welcome to WAB!  Quote:
Originally Posted by dav  My wife and I spotted a potter wasp in the garden (Ringwood, Hants) yesterday. Apparently they are not usual in Britain. Unfortunately no picture but positive identification with strange long narrow waist. Any other sightings? | Apart from the term Potter Wasp, do you know of any other scientific term that covers these? They can vary, but the ones I know of relate to the Eumeninae sub-family of Vespidae in the UK. You can expect to see several species of these ( some common, some rare - depending on species involved). I hadn't seen any until my first two this year.
Can you upload or email me a drawing of it?
Take care, Jason 
Last edited by Jason Green; 09-08-2010 at 02:48 PM.
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09-08-2010, 03:12 PM
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| | | Re: potter wasp
Hi Jason Thanks for your interest. The reason I believe it to be a Potter Wasp was the extended waist and thinnish brown wigs. I now know that there are hundreds of different species but the closest (according to my Garden Wildlife book is "Delta unguiculata" although the abdomen in the one I saw did not seem to be as bright yellow as the picture. Next time I'll try to have the camera ready!
Dav |
09-08-2010, 03:32 PM
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| | | Re: potter wasp
Take a look at Conops quadrifasciatus, they are around now and you could think they are a wasp but it's a fly.
Conops flavipes is another you could see now, there are other similar species.
Janet
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