Description
|
Size:
Males 17mm Queens 20mm Workers 15mm (LGA, 2009)
Males 17mm Queens 20mm Workers 15mm (LGA, 2009)
Colour & Body:
Predominately black with yellow stripes and black triangular down the abdomen.
Has yellow legs.
Transparent wings, folding them back at rest
(LGA, 2009, Industries, 2015).
Behaviour:
They are social insect and live in large colonies.
They fly swiftly and quietly
Aggressive when threatened (PestWeb, 2015)