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3 responses to “Amazing Mother Nature – Australian Hornet – Wasp Entombed inside its Mud Catacomb”

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  Les Bell October 21, 2017 at 4:47 am Reply 

  creepy but very cool

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  Austdragon October 21, 2017 at 8:42 am Reply 

  Awesome footage mate. Thank you for sharing. All the best.

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  Adventures With Wild Warrior Bill October 22, 2017 at 5:37 am Reply 

  Please Help ID – Amazing Yellow Wasp Hornet Grubs – Beautiful Mother Naturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhH4bSyg-JoAmazing Mother Nature – Australian Hornet – Wasp Entombed inside its Mud Catacombhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pqc0HY2Z6AI would say that this Wasp has laid its Lavae Eggs and then buried itself inside the mud cocoon, then the Larvae will feed off the Mother or Father Wasp as they develop into new Wasps or Hornets … pretty amazing hey!In Australia, the term ‘hornet’ is often applied to any large wasp, particularly if it should be black and orange. However, this use of the term is incorrect as true hornets do not occur in Australia. Most often, the insects referred to as hornets in Australia are large mudnest wasps of the genus Abispa (pictured below). Mudnest wasps are very different in habits from true hornets… see more here:Hornets and Wasps of Western Australiahttp://museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/terrestrial-zoology/entomology-insect-collection/entomology-factsheets/hornets-large-waspsAustralian hornet – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_hornetInsect – Australian Wasps – OzAnimals – Australian Wasps. Photos and facts about the Wasps of Australia.http://www.ozanimals.com/wildlife/Insect/Wasps.html

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