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Wasp mimic fly, possibly Spilomyia alcimus, on boneset flowers
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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Yesterday I noticed two very busy wasps constructing a honeycomb nest on the concrete slab at the entrance to my garage. A fitting subject for my macro lens. I got buzzed a few times but not stung. (First one in a set of 7 images with an interesting outcome - also see images 3 and 7 for accounting of the events that unfolded during the week.) View On Black
A Common Wasp searching for nectar in the blossom of a Canada Thistle in an open meadow outside St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
25 July, 2021.
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A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps but are in a separate suborder. The wasps do not constitute a clade, a complete natural group with a single ancestor, as their common ancestor is shared by bees and ants. Many wasps, those in the clade Aculeata, can sting their insect prey.
I saw this wasp nest hanging on a branch while walking around in winter. Not safe to be close of it, there were one or two flying around.
Another of those through the patio window shots and this time a wasp !!
One use for a wasp , take an unusual shot of it . Not sure what other uses there are for wasps but I guess nature has designed them for something else .
Whaaaat? Is it that late already? ;)
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula)
I know the wasp is just cleaning its leg. But I found it looks like it is checking the time
(or its fitnesssss tracker - thanks for the hint, Achim)
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