Focus Stacked Wasp
Dec 17, 2020 15:12:50 #
This is my preserved Four-Toothed Mason Wasp and they are beneficial to have in the garden for they reduce the number of leaf-eating caterpillars using them as food for their larvae. The females use the abandoned nests of Carpenter Bees, Mud Daubers, ground nests of bees, or hollow stems in plants.
The females hunt for caterpillars and cutworms and permanently paralyzing them to bring them back to the nest where she will lay an egg and then plugs the hole of the nest . When her larvae emerge they will find their first meal ready and waiting for them.
The females hunt for caterpillars and cutworms and permanently paralyzing them to bring them back to the nest where she will lay an egg and then plugs the hole of the nest . When her larvae emerge they will find their first meal ready and waiting for them.
Dec 17, 2020 15:14:18 #
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Dec 17, 2020 15:19:00 #
Amator21
Loc: California
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is my preserved Four-Toothed Mason Wasp and t... (show quote)
You are doing incredible work!
Dec 17, 2020 15:45:45 #
Dec 17, 2020 15:47:39 #
UTMike wrote:
You drifted into Star Wars again, Gary!
Thanks, UTMike. I find the world of insects and their specialized relationships with each other to be quite amazing.
Dec 17, 2020 15:48:23 #
Amator21 wrote:
You are doing incredible work!
Thanks for the encouraging reply.
Dec 17, 2020 16:07:32 #
Dec 17, 2020 17:35:11 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Very nice view of the business end, SJ.
Thanks ever so much.
Dec 18, 2020 07:59:19 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is my preserved Four-Toothed Mason Wasp and t... (show quote)
Fantastic image!! Gary
Dec 18, 2020 09:07:34 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is my preserved Four-Toothed Mason Wasp and t... (show quote)
oh my...those eyes!! excellent job, sippy!
Dec 18, 2020 09:44:03 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Fantastic image!! Gary
Thanks, Manglesphoto. It's been a bit nippy out so being able to play with my camera while having a hot cup of coffee at the same time is quite nice.
Dec 18, 2020 09:48:02 #
merrytexan wrote:
oh my...those eyes!! excellent job, sippy!
Thanks, Merrytexan. I'm finding that although many of insects have much in common each has something unique. Some have compound eyes with each lens that is highly defined and other have far less definition between them making them appear more smooth in texture.
Dec 18, 2020 10:43:28 #
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