#3588 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Saxon Wasp

🇳🇱 Saksische wesp ·Dolichovespula saxonica

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Thorsten Usée · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Martin Grimm · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Martin Grimm · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Escamp, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Het blote voetenpad, De Koppel, Vechtpark., Natuuractiviteitencentrum De Koppel Vechtstraat 8a In de Koppeltuinen Vechtpark, 7772 AX Hardenberg, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Dolichovespula saxonica, also known as the Saxon wasp, is a common social wasp found in the palearctic region, specifically in large parts of Europe and in northern and central Asia. Although originally from continental Europe, D. saxonica has since colonized Britain, mainly in the south and east, but has been recorded as far north as East Lothian, Scotland. Most of their nests are above ground in trees and bushes, but they can also be found in...

base stats

NL sightings 38iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,310iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).