Provespa Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/provespa Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:18:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Provespa anomala https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/provespa-anomala?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=provespa-anomala https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/provespa-anomala#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:18:11 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8948 Provespa anomala, known as the Night Hornet, is a unique, nocturnal wasp from Southeast Asia, famous for being the only truly night-active wasp in its subfamily (Vespinae), with large eyes for night vision, brown color, and unique swarm-founding behavior where a queen leaves with many workers to start a new nest, unlike typical hornets. These elusive […]

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]]> Provespa anomala, known as the Night Hornet, is a unique, nocturnal wasp from Southeast Asia, famous for being the only truly night-active wasp in its subfamily (Vespinae), with large eyes for night vision, brown color, and unique swarm-founding behavior where a queen leaves with many workers to start a new nest, unlike typical hornets. These elusive insects build greyish-brown paper nests from plant fibers and are often attracted to lights at night. 

Location: Lornie PCN – May 2022

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