# AD2009Sep09 Vespula germanica 07

- By: Bernie
- Date: 2009-09-09
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AD2009Sep09_Vespula_germanica_07.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/AD2009Sep09_Vespula_germanica_07.jpg/1920px-AD2009Sep09_Vespula_germanica_07.jpg
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A wasp found in much of Earth's Northern Hemisphere is the German wasp (Vespula germanica). It is native to Europe, temperate Asia and northern Africa. The specimen in the picture is a fully grown worker (female) with a length (head to abdomen) of about 14 mm. It is attempting to clean the tarsus of its front right leg between its mandibles.