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It is possible to distinguish between sexes of some wasp species based on the number of divisions on their antennae. Male yellowjacket wasps, for example, have 13 divisions per antenna, while females have 12. Males can in some cases be differentiated from females by virtue of having an additional visible segment in the metasoma. The difference between sterile female worker wasps and queens also varies between species but generally the queen is noticeably larger than both males and other females.Two pairs of wings
The type of nest produced by wasps can depend on the species and location. Many social wasps produce nests that are constructed predominantly from paper pulp. The kind of timber used varies from one species to another and this is what can give many species a nest of distinctive colour. Social Wasps also use other types of nesting material that become mixed in with the nest and it is common to find nests located near to plastic pool or trampoline covers incorporating distinct bands of colour that reflect the inclusion of these materials that have simply been chewed up and mixed with wood fibres to give a unique look to the nest. Again each species of social wasp appears to favour its own specific range of nesting sites. D. media and D. sylvestris prefer to nest in trees and shrubs, others like V. germanica like to nest in cavities that include holes in the ground, spaces under homes, wall cavities or in lofts. By contrast solitary wasps are generally parasitic or predatory and only the latter build nests at all. Unlike honey bees, wasps have no wax producing glands. Many instead create a paper-like substance primarily from wood pulp. Wood fibers are gathered locally from weathered wood, softened by chewing and mixing with saliva. The pulp is then used to make combs with cells for brood rearing. More commonly, nests are simply burrows excavated in a substrate (usually the soil, but also plant stems), or, if constructed, they are constructed from mud.
I love my old Rokkor-x 50mm reverse, this is a second life to this lens that was on my Minolta srt101 :))
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hehehe thank you williefromwi the secret is a 50mm lens " reversed " She lived when I took this photo !
Gorgeous!!!
Wonderful detail on both your photo and your information on this wasp.
Thank you very much , it also has been a challenge becaufe it was also alive. But a little sleepy from the cold, and behind my 50mm lens reversed I add a converter-x2. Yes it is cropped a little, but very little, so I just expand to a very large poster :))
excellent photos, great details and colors !compliments!
very interesting information!... I would like to know the difference between Mrs. Bee Eater and Mr. Bee Eater:)
Excellent macro!
Thank you very much KarenL , Ceherzog :) it was alive and angry after me because I had captured in a jar .
Wonderful shots...was this wasp living?...it would make a great mask!
Fantastic photo! It looks like he is having a staring match with you!
Thank you SatyenMehta , much fun to do it this weekend. There are wasp in the roof and I capture it in a jar hahahaha In a few weeks they will sleep for the winter :)
Super pics and great info, thanks for sharing.