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Vespid wasp

Polistinae sp.

Notes:

Red & black wasp on goldenrod (solidago)

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9 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Luc!

LucBertrand
LucBertrand 12 years ago

wow ! I had never seen this before (brown color) . It looks dangerous :) nice picture !

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks textless! It was so engrossed in feeding it was oblivious to my fingers inches from it's face - thankfully!

textless
textless 12 years ago

Really cool wasp... what a face! I like the second photo best. :)

misako
misako 12 years ago

Awesome! I look forward to seeing your photos!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks misako! I've ordered a Raynox DCR-250 macro converter which should be here any day - I can't wait! Hopefully this will take my macro shots to the next level! :)

misako
misako 12 years ago

nice series Karen! Your macro work is looking good!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Juan!

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

This is a Vespid (Polistinae) wasp

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Oct 10, 2011
Submitted on Oct 10, 2011

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