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Vespa (Wasp)

Polistes sp., probably Polistes versicolor

Notes:

I was photographing a Lonomia caterpillar, know for being the most dangerous cat around when, suddenly, it was attacked by a wasp. The attack was so fierce, that both insects went to another leaf. The wasp immediately started to cut the caterpillar, exposing its guts (the green goo in the photos). I went on frantically clicking the camera, trying to get all the action. In a matter of seconds, the wasp cut the cat in two, like a scissor, and took a half to a nearby leaf, to eat it calmly. Then, as I was too close (I guess), the wasp took its bounty to somewhere else...

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5 Comments

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Grandiosa captura; en plena acción::

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Thank you J, Phil & Yasser. Yasser, I saw the wasp's attack through my camera, in Macro Zoom mode. The wasp looked as large as a T-Rex...

Yasser
Yasser 11 years ago

Sergio, this is amazing. What a series! Nature is so incredible.

Phil_S
Phil_S 11 years ago

Incredibly amazing photos!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Wow! Absolutely amazing!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Oct 9, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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