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09-JUL-2017

Fresh Wasps

Every summer the wasps try to nest in the door gap of a pickup truck parked out back.
Usually they fail because I take out the nest before anything happens, but not this year.
I spotted these newly emerged wasps testing out their wings and getting oriented to their new world!
Soon they’ll be working to expand the nest and helping with brood.

Olympus TG-850
1/250s f/5.2 at 8.7mm iso400 full exif

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Pawel Kazmierczyk27-Sep-2017 16:04
it must have been an exciting summer with all these wasps... great photo
larose forest photos03-Aug-2017 23:27
I have these guys, Polistes dominula, nesting over the front door. They don't bother me, and I don't bother them. They are not aggressive, and really, you have to really aggravate them to get them to sting! V
1moremile15-Jul-2017 18:41
Great job on getting the details. They look like candy. V.
Marcia Rules13-Jul-2017 02:15
eek! Not one of my favorite creatures :(
Walter Otto Koenig12-Jul-2017 21:44
Really like the details and markings. Fascinating to see them together like this. "V"
Gill Kopy12-Jul-2017 04:51
The patterns on their bodies is amazing - so intricate. Great macro. Next year you'll have lots more :) V
globalgadabout11-Jul-2017 23:54
commendable clarity John, and such lively subjects..
Neil Marcus11-Jul-2017 19:06
They are pretty. something i never noticed when they were flying around me. "V"