An Open Gallery of Native NZ Wasps

Tom — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 09:16:16 +0000

Yes, we have native wasps in New Zealand! Unfortunately we also have a handful of introduced social wasps. The introduced wasps prey on native invertebrates and create a nuisance (especially for people who are allergic to their stings). But our native wasps do not live together in colonies and they do not sting. They are...

Navigating My First Media Storm

Tom — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:29:11 +0000

What A Month! I intended to publish the first post on my recently-refreshed website much sooner than today. The delay is due to being caught up in a surge of media interest over a Harry Potter themed species description that formed part of my masters research. It all started back in August when my first...

Tom Saunders

An Open Gallery of Native NZ Wasps

Navigating My First Media Storm