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dillyd
@dillyd@turtleisland.social

The goldenrod is opening up, and it is abuzz with insects. Here, a Mexican grass carrying wasp. One photo in focus to show its beautiful shape, the other out of focus to show its ethereal coloring.
#wasps

A Mexican grass carrying wasp on goldenrod flowers. The wasp is black with a kind of glitter or iridescence, with a thread waist. The same wasp, totally out of focus, and with the light making purple and pink bokeh on its wings
wldmtngoat
@wldmtngoat@universeodon.com

@dillyd@turtleisland.social such an interesting shape!! No waist trainers for that thread waste.

dillyd
@dillyd@turtleisland.social

And here's a great golden digger wasp, seen in two halves
#wasps

The upper half of a gray golden digger wasp seen in goldenrod flowers. It has teardrop shaped eyes and a teardrop shaped black head. Its legs are orange Here we see the back end of the same wasp. Its abdomen is orange close to the waist, and black on the end.
Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🌳🌳🤢🤢🦋🦋🐈🐈🐈🐈🍋🍋🍋🍋🐝🐝🐜🐜
@hanscees@ieji.de

@dillyd@turtleisland.social @Pollinators@epicure.social here a vespa cabro in return. Eating from my willows like every year

two big European wasps peeling away bark on a willow bush
Willa :v_trans: :v_bi:
@wplalonde@lgbtqia.space

@dillyd@turtleisland.social My favorite wasp!! neocat_heart

Pollinators
@Pollinators@epicure.social

@hanscees@ieji.de @dillyd@turtleisland.social oh very nice. Are they using the willow bark for nesting?

Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🌳🌳🤢🤢🦋🦋🐈🐈🐈🐈🍋🍋🍋🍋🐝🐝🐜🐜
@hanscees@ieji.de

@Pollinators@epicure.social @dillyd@turtleisland.social no, nesting has stopped by now I think. I think they eat the bark or the juice. But I am not sure

Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🌳🌳🤢🤢🦋🦋🐈🐈🐈🐈🍋🍋🍋🍋🐝🐝🐜🐜
@hanscees@ieji.de

@Pollinators@epicure.social @dillyd@turtleisland.social no, nesting has stopped by now I think. I think they eat the bark or the juice. But I am not sure

Katrien M Michiels
@kmmich@mas.to

@hanscees@ieji.de @Pollinators@epicure.social @dillyd@turtleisland.social I saw some European hornets in the midst building a beautiful nest last wednesday. They were about halfway, I guess. A joy to watch!

Katrien M Michiels
@kmmich@mas.to

@hanscees@ieji.de @Pollinators@epicure.social @dillyd@turtleisland.social I saw some European hornets in the midst building a beautiful nest last wednesday. They were about halfway, I guess. A joy to watch!