Social wasps
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he solitary folds (Eumeninae) form a subfamily of the faeces (Vespidae) in the order of the skin-flies. Of the approximately 3000 species worldwide, 82 live in Central Europe. This is about 10 mm.
A Wasp searches for some nectar in the blossom of a thistle in an open meadow on the edge of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
25 July, 2021.
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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.
A Wasp gathers some pollen from a thistle in a small meadow west of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
25 July, 2021.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Laowa 25mm f28-2,5x5x Macro Lens © 2021 Klaus Ficker. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.
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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Ichneumon Wasps are parasitoids of other invertebrates. The female uses her antennae to seek the larvae of wood-boring insects below the bark and once she has detected one she inserts her long ovipositor through the wood and lays eggs in the larva. Her young hatch and devour the host, pupate and emerge to begin the life cycle again.
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