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Isabel Cutler | all galleries >> Galleries >> Insects, Arachnids and Arthropods, Reptiles > R.I.P. Yellow Jacket
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16-May-2020 Isabel Cutler

R.I.P. Yellow Jacket

Had a little excitement yesterday when my husband discovered what we thought was a bald faced hornet nest in a doorway. We waited until dark and then sprayed it with ancient wasp and hornet spray. This morning I went to see what fell out of the nest and there was this one yellow jacket and two larvae. I took a few pictures with my phone and then went downstairs with a macro lens and while I was shooting saw a wing move! Still alive 12 hours after being sprayed. Another spritz and it was a goner. I ordinarily like to rehome insects, preferring not to kill anything, but yellow jackets are not candidates for rehoming.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
1/50s f/16.0 at 60.0mm iso320 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time16-May-2020 10:07:04
MakeOlympus
ModelE-M10MarkII
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (5)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Helen Betts16-May-2020 20:09
Eek! But an excellent capture of them. V.
Raymond16-May-2020 14:53
Wow, look at the dart of the middle one! Ouch … and so you had a bit of excitement! Great shot BTW