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Last summer, I spotted a dozen wasps on a bunch in the lawn. During observation, a hornet was overflight us, and wasps escaped away, revealing a bat carcass. Hornet (Vespa crabro) landed near, nervously made three circles around the carcass, and start to bite off a piece of meat. Everything lasted for about 20 seconds, before he gone with 3mm wide piece of flesh, and I succeed to take a few snapshots. This is the most successful one, but still, a part of the legs was left outside the frame.
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NIKON D80, KENKO N-AF 2x Teleplus PRO 300 DGX + TOKINA macro 100 f2.8 D AT-X PRO, SB600 + PHOTTIX soft box, 1/200, f10, ISO500; hendhold
a snack
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There is another one, taken last summer. The wasp (Vespula germanica) eat a piece of dried remains of the earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
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NIKON D80, TOKINA macro 100 f2.8 D AT-X PRO, 1/500, f5.6, ISO400; natural light; handhold
There is another one, taken last summer. The wasp (Vespula germanica) eat a piece of dried remains of the earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
DSC_0890 makro 2017
NIKON D80, TOKINA macro 100 f2.8 D AT-X PRO, 1/500, f5.6, ISO400; natural light; handhold
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Another one "a snack" action, female common darter (I presume Sympetrum striolatum) with prey.
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FUJI X-T20; K&F Concept adapter + KENKO et 36mm + NIKON ED AF Micro Nikkor 200mm 1:4 D;
tripod; natural light; 1/125; f8; ISO200
DSCF9576 makro 2018
FUJI X-T20; K&F Concept adapter + KENKO et 36mm + NIKON ED AF Micro Nikkor 200mm 1:4 D;
tripod; natural light; 1/125; f8; ISO200
Re: a snack
Old topic, new photo. Lynx-spider (Oxyopes lineatus) with prey...
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X-T20; K&F concept adapter + NIKON ED AF Micro Nikkor 200mm 1:4 D; tripod; early morning light; 1/30; f11; ISO400
DSCF7628 makro 2020
X-T20; K&F concept adapter + NIKON ED AF Micro Nikkor 200mm 1:4 D; tripod; early morning light; 1/30; f11; ISO400
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Re: a snack
These are all very good. Social wasps (hornets, yellowjackets, paper wasps) collect a lot of meat, mainly to feed to their larvae. This is usually in the form of insects, so when you see one of them quickly exploring your garden, ignoring the flowers, they are not out for pollen and nectar!
Mark Sturtevant
Dept. of Still Waters
Dept. of Still Waters