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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

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.

@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!!