"The Invaders" by reflector

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Carnivorous Wasps

[ I have amended this text after consulting an Entomologist ]

I was photographing a flowering tree and then noticed this Native Australian Wasp hive on it so I started to photograph it instead. Wasps catch bees, caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders and many other types of prey and then feed them to their offspring. It was an incredible random find ! :))

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Artwork Comments

Valerie Anne Kelly about 8 years ago

w0w! gREAt capture sweetheART never seen this b4 – inst fave ;} happy hippy hugglez
reflector about 8 years ago

Thanks very much Val ! We have huge wild bee hives in Australia that are about 2 to 5 feet long and a few feet wide and they’re usually over 10 feet off the ground, up a tree. This was so much smaller and close to the ground – lucky me. :)
dinghysailor1 about 8 years ago

very well observed and unusual capture! great focus
:))
reflector about 8 years ago

Thanks Maggie, it was a great find ! I’m writing you a BM now. :-)
Valerie Anne Kelly about 8 years ago

w0w! take more pics for uz folk that don’t ever see them lol! ;}xo
reflector about 8 years ago

I’ll try to ! I look at everything when I go out on a photo shoot – the ground, the air, the dirt, big scenes, everything is a possible target. :))
AlMiller about 8 years ago

Awesome shot James DOF is fantastic and very clear.
reflector about 8 years ago

Thank you Al ! There was a slight breeze making things harder.
Anna D'Accione about 8 years ago

Great clarity James. Awesome find. Fav this one!
reflector about 8 years ago

Thanks Anna ! It amazed me to spot it, plus them as well.
linskudd about 8 years ago

Amazing & interesting. Great shot James.
reflector about 8 years ago

It was a win all around ! Nice flower macro’s [ posting later ], then I saw the Wasps hive, then I noticed the well camouflaged Wasps on it. :) I contacted some Entomologists online who identified what I had found – Native Australian Wasps on their own hive.
Karen Betts about 8 years ago

wow wonderful image crisp and clear wonderful shapes. would fit in the shapes and pattern group I should think to. : )
reflector about 8 years ago

Thanks for your comment and suggestion Karen !
JacquiK about 8 years ago

Great capture Reflector.
reflector about 8 years ago

Thank you Jacqui ! I had a great run of amazing little finds at that spot.
robyncox about 8 years ago

Great shot!
reflector about 8 years ago

Thanks very much !
cherylc1 about 8 years ago

WOW~ amazing capture James!!
reflector about 8 years ago

Thank you Cheryl ! I’m going back to that spot – the butterflies liked the area too.