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Luray, Virginia
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula; Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Very common along river Gauja (Latvia, Valmiera, 22nd August 2023). Here resting on a seedbox of Silene latifolia (white campion).
Fieldstack (rainy spell) of a live specimen, based on 82 exposures (fast method); assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A6500 + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-200, f/4, 1/500 sec, -1.0 step, all natural light.
Gear & method used, see: www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) with a german wasp (Vespula germanica). Both found in the garden (Boom, Belgium, 8th October 2023). Asian hornets are invasive and prey on bees, flies & wasps.
Studio work with dead specimens from a wasp trap. Stack of 107 images; assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax). Sony A7RM5, FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-100, f/6.3, 1/20 sec, -0.7 step, diffused daylight.
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Illustrations of the Linnaean genera of insects
London :W. Wood,1821.
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41944593
