Ropalidia revolutionalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ropalidia revolutionalis, the stick-nest brown paper wasp, is a diurnal social wasp of the family Vespidae that is known for the distinctive combs they make for their nests. They occur in Australia in Queensland, Australia. They are an independent founding wasp species, and they build new nests each spring. They can be helpful because they control insect pests in gardens.
Ropalidia revolutionalis were first classified by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1853. They are part of the polistine tribe Ropalidiini, which includes paper wasps in the Australasian region, specifically in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the northern regions of Australia. They are also part of the genus Ropalidia, which is the only genus that contains both swarm-founding and independent founding wasp species.
These wasps are small, dark and reddish brown with body lengths of 8 to 10 mm. When viewed closely, they have remarkable patterns on their bodies, and they have eyes with multiple lenses. They are slightly smaller than species from the family of Polistes. This is because their abdomens have a segment after the waist that is slimmer than... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stick-Nest Brown Paper Wasp sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 241st most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–May and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stick-Nest Brown Paper Wasp in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and November–December, the lowest months.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stick-Nest Brown Paper Wasp sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stick-Nest Brown Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (52 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
