Look What I Found
Jul 30, 2023 08:37:47 #
Yesterday morning turned out to be great for photography. More of that later on in another post or two but while photographing flowers in a neighbor's yard I saw this hornet/yellow jacket flying to a leaf and then start giving me head on shots. I took these photos but after I got home and started processing the morning bounty I discovered right at the hornet's feet was a green lacewing. I don't think but don't know if it was brought to the leaf by the hornet or if it was already there and attracted the hornet. At any rate I ended up with what I think are good photos of the hornet and the surprise of the lacewing afterward. The lacewing was still on the leaf after the hornet flew away.
The photos are the same but I was trying to show the lacewing somewhat differently.
Dennis
The photos are the same but I was trying to show the lacewing somewhat differently.
Dennis
Jul 30, 2023 10:27:48 #
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sippyjug104 wrote:
Hornets are protein hunters.
Thank you sippy. Yup, I call them meat eaters for that reason. That would include me too.
Dennis
Jul 30, 2023 12:50:52 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Yesterday morning turned out to be great for photo... (show quote)
Great set!!! Dennis
Jul 30, 2023 12:52:06 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great set!!! Dennis
Thank you Frank. Your comments are always appreciated.
Dennis
Jul 30, 2023 14:48:34 #
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Jul 30, 2023 19:43:45 #
Good shots! It looks more like a Yellowjacket, but I'm not 100% on that from a face on view. Anyway, social wasps take a lot of insect prey, pulping them up with their jaws to feed to the larvae back in the nest. Since it left the lacewing behind, I guess it didn't like the taste of it. I recently tried to feed a green lacewing to a jumping spider, who enthusiastically pounced on it, but then quickly spat it out and refused another try.
Out where these wasps are common, you will have seen them flying around plants, quickly inspecting the leaves and branches while ignoring flowers. They are hunting, and they do that a lot.
Out where these wasps are common, you will have seen them flying around plants, quickly inspecting the leaves and branches while ignoring flowers. They are hunting, and they do that a lot.
Jul 31, 2023 05:32:18 #
Jul 31, 2023 09:13:31 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Good shots! It looks more like a Yellowjacket, but... (show quote)
Thank you Mark. Just as he was flying away I took a photo of him broadside. Problem was I was about 1/4 second too slow. All I managed to get was a lovely photo of the leaf where he used to be. I do that a lot.
Thanks for the great information.
Dennis
Jul 31, 2023 09:13:54 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
Beautifully done!
Thank you Don. Much appreciated.
Dennis
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