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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Saxon Wasp

Dolichovespula saxonica

About

A social wasp that builds distinctive grey football-shaped nests in trees and bushes. It is generally docile and its colonies die off naturally by late summer.

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Did You Know?

It was first confirmed breeding in Britain only in 1987, having expanded its range from mainland Europe.