Sleeping Ammophila wasp by larose forest photos

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16-Aug-2024	Christine Hanrahan

Ammophila wasps sleep by grasping a twig with their mandibles and hanging on for the night. This was taken after dark in the forest.

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Allan Jay		22-Aug-2024 21:54
Bold details & colours! ~V~

Fabienne		18-Aug-2024 21:08
C’est une superbe macro de cette guêpe si étonnante.

Allan Jay		18-Aug-2024 20:32
Beautiful low light composition, Christine! VVV

Blandine Mangin		18-Aug-2024 19:09
superb close-up ! v

globalgadabout		18-Aug-2024 17:53
an amazing sight...your after dark adventures reveal such a wondrous side to our world..

Pierre		18-Aug-2024 14:39
Une splendide photo de cet insecte au repos sur un arrière-plan superbe! V

hayl		18-Aug-2024 12:50
What a terrific photo of this interesting behaviour.

pkocinski		18-Aug-2024 11:48
Awesome capture of this alien looking critter sleeping.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		18-Aug-2024 06:34
Great shot of this wasp against a dark background. V

Boris Alexander Keller		18-Aug-2024 05:54
Out of this world species, like from a movie! V

Nirvan Hope		18-Aug-2024 05:22
Wow. Amazing to find one sleeping. Interesting the one yellow area.

joseantonio		18-Aug-2024 03:12
nice contrast with the background.V.

Jeremy		18-Aug-2024 00:30
That's an illuminating shot! V

Hank Vander Velde		18-Aug-2024 00:30
SUPER shot of it against the black background Christine.

Carl Carbone		17-Aug-2024 22:19
Beautiful shot! What a cool find.

Don		17-Aug-2024 22:13
I never thought of wasps as sleeping, but then, I guess I never thought like a wasp.

Bob B.		17-Aug-2024 20:56
Good shot Christine! If this is Ammophia procera I have it (awake) for my Picture Some Daze for July 14

Helen Betts		17-Aug-2024 20:39
Super shot of this wicked looking wasp, even while sleeping. V.

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