The Yellow Jacket and Fly Eating My Apples
Sep 23, 2023 16:39:30 #
I have one apple tree in my back yard and every day now I will find up to 100-200 newly fallen apples on the ground under the tree. Of course that means yellow jackets are eating what I do not pick up. This afternoon I found a stand off between a yellow jacket and a house fly, both vying for the same apple even though there were a couple of hundred more to choose from. Go figure, huh?
Dennis
Dennis
Sep 23, 2023 18:56:16 #
Really great shots Dennis. Yellowjackets and I have a hate/hate relationship. I kill them, they sting me.
Sep 23, 2023 19:00:32 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Really great shots Dennis. Yellowjackets and I have a hate/hate relationship. I kill them, they sting me.
Thanks for the kind words Jack.
It has been years since I have been stung, by bees, hornets, wasps etc. anyway. 🙄🤦♂️🤥
Dennis
Sep 24, 2023 06:24:41 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I have one apple tree in my back yard and every day now I will find up to 100-200 newly fallen apples on the ground under the tree. Of course that means yellow jackets are eating what I do not pick up. This afternoon I found a stand off between a yellow jacket and a house fly, both vying for the same apple even though there were a couple of hundred more to choose from. Go figure, huh?
Dennis
Dennis
Great set!! Dennis
Sep 24, 2023 08:02:05 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great set!! Dennis
Thank you Frank. I am glad you like them.
Dennis
Sep 24, 2023 13:52:28 #
Very good!
We have two apple trees (although I generally dislike apples). But Yellowjackets provide entertainment. If they get a bit crowded, some of them provide some drama as they 'fight' over the apple they are on. Fighting means going after each other with open jaws and curled abdomens. Sometimes they tumble around each other while posed in a stinging position. Although it looks dramatic, no stinging occurs that I've seen.
We have two apple trees (although I generally dislike apples). But Yellowjackets provide entertainment. If they get a bit crowded, some of them provide some drama as they 'fight' over the apple they are on. Fighting means going after each other with open jaws and curled abdomens. Sometimes they tumble around each other while posed in a stinging position. Although it looks dramatic, no stinging occurs that I've seen.
Sep 24, 2023 19:54:31 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Very good!
We have two apple trees (although I generally dislike apples). But Yellowjackets provide entertainment. If they get a bit crowded, some of them provide some drama as they 'fight' over the apple they are on. Fighting means going after each other with open jaws and curled abdomens. Sometimes they tumble around each other while posed in a stinging position. Although it looks dramatic, no stinging occurs that I've seen.
We have two apple trees (although I generally dislike apples). But Yellowjackets provide entertainment. If they get a bit crowded, some of them provide some drama as they 'fight' over the apple they are on. Fighting means going after each other with open jaws and curled abdomens. Sometimes they tumble around each other while posed in a stinging position. Although it looks dramatic, no stinging occurs that I've seen.
Thank you very much Mark. I have seen that occasionally but no stinging either.
Dennis
Sep 24, 2023 20:29:01 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I have one apple tree in my back yard and every day now I will find up to 100-200 newly fallen apples on the ground under the tree. Of course that means yellow jackets are eating what I do not pick up. This afternoon I found a stand off between a yellow jacket and a house fly, both vying for the same apple even though there were a couple of hundred more to choose from. Go figure, huh?
Dennis
Dennis
Two excellent photos Dennis.
Sep 25, 2023 05:20:40 #
frankraney wrote:
Two excellent photos Dennis.
Thank you very much Frank for the fine comment AND thumbs up.
Dennis
Sep 25, 2023 10:20:02 #
Sep 25, 2023 10:48:00 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Dennis, I enjoy seeing your work.
Well sir that would makes us even as I truly enjoy seeing those incredible photos you post. Thank you very much.
Dennis
Sep 25, 2023 14:53:28 #
Sep 25, 2023 16:58:44 #
Sylvias wrote:
Great shots Dennis. 
Thank you Sylvia for the positive comment and the thumbs up with a smiley to boot. My head needs to shrink so I can get into my truck.
Dennis
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