Podalonia tydei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Podalonia tydei, commonly known as Tyde's sand wasp, is a species of sand wasp and thread-wasted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is found throughout Australia, southern Europe, Asia, North Africa, and New Zealand, and frequent areas with exposed sand, especially coastal dunes. Adults are active at day during periods of strong sunlight, disappearing when it becomes overcast.
The subspecies P. t. suspiciosa occurs only in Australia and New Zealand. Adult females grow to 22.2 mm in length, while males grow up to 17.5 mm. Head, mesosoma, legs, and distal half of the metasoma black, while the proximal half of the metasoma is described as being a "fulvous-red". Fine, silver-white hairs on the head, coxae, and metasoma. Mandibles large and long, dark red in colour, with three mesal molar teeth. Fore-tarsi with a rake of long, stiff bristles, and all legs are long and slender.
Larvae of P. tydei grow to 13.5 mm in length, and are slightly compressed dorsoventrally, tapered toward the head capsule. Head with a width of 1.34 mm, pale, with mandibles and three large teeth. Cocoon is a light brown.
P. tydei wasps are known to often bask in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tyde's Sand Wasp sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tyde's Sand Wasp in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tyde's Sand Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Tyde's Sand Wasp sightings, Perth has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Melbourne (Australia, under 5%) and Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tyde's Sand Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (37 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.
