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Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Majura, ACT

Apis mellifera at Majura, ACT - 21 Oct 2017
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Apis mellifera 25 Nov 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera 20 Nov 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 21 Oct 2017 WalterEgo

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2 comments

   22 Oct 2017
I can't be sure, but that looks very much like an old nest of a paper wasp. It is similar to the nests produced by some Rhopalidia species.
KimPullen wrote:
   21 Nov 2017
I think it's too big for a paper wasp nest. It looks more like a honeybee wax comb. Maybe it's from a defunct colony in a tree hollow.

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