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larose forest photos | all galleries >> INSECTS (INSECTA) (28 Galleries) >> Bees, Wasps, Sawflies and Ants (Hymenoptera) (22 Sub-galleries) >> Hornets, Paper Wasps and Yellowjackets > European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) on willow
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24-APR-2009 Christine Hanrahan

European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) on willow

This is an introduced species which has become fairly common. Around the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, we find them nesting in holes in metal posts as well as attaching their small paper nests under eaves. They rarely bother people.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/200s f/7.1 at 5.0mm iso80 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
slhoornstra16-Apr-2010 00:05
Amazing detail and clarity, and always handheld, wish I could do that!! A beautifully composed capture. V
Monique Trempe13-Jul-2009 22:12
Wow! What a macro. Very good. V
Milan Vogrin24-Apr-2009 21:29
Great shot!
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