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Another German wasp queen, a bit further along in the nesting process. Her nest is already sealed, with only the entrance left open. Although she remains alone inside, the eggs or larvae hidden within will soon emerge as the first workers. This marks the transition from the founding phase to colony growth.
A German wasp (Vespula germanica) queen has just begun building her nest. Only four eggs are visible inside the newly constructed cells. At this solitary stage, the queen does everything herself: she hunts, builds, and tends to her future colony.
Detailed closeup on a black and yellow German paperwasp, Vespula germanica sitting on wood
Steatoda nobilis takes out a large wasp (Vespula germanica)
Vespula germanica
German Wasp
Deutsche Wespe
Tysk Gedehams
Tyskgeting
feeding on a rotten apple, with a closer look you see two inside
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
Except for ISO, the EXIF data are incorrect, because the equipment used is not Canon-compatible:
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Die EXIF-Daten sind falsch, bis auf den ISO-Wert, weil das Zubehör nicht Canon-kompatibel ist:
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Nikon D850
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO
Raynox DCR-250 2.5x
Godox V350N
Unfortunately its an unpleasant back story to this photograph. I had gone to move something in my tool shed at night and was surrounded by a loud swam. I ran back inside my house (about 6 meters) and 2 had chased me inside. I was able to then identify them as European Wasps, AKA German Wasps, Yellow Jackets. These things wouldn't let me anywhere near the shed after that and became very defensive and agitated if I got near their nest. I wont kill insects for a photograph, but unfortunately the whole colony had to go, which I took no pleasure in doing. I think they are really amazing looking creatures, its a shame they are so volatile.
© Bram Reinders
www.bramreinders.nl
North Cave Wetlands - 08.04.2024
I captured this image in my allotment shed of a Giant House Spider with a German Wasp that had fallen onto its web when I moved some bits about in preparation for the growing season.
It was still in its hibernated state so was easy for the spider to deal with.
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I captured this macro image in my allotment shed of a German Wasp (Vespula germanica) sticking out its tongue.
It was still in its hibernated state and I was able to gently move it to be able to capture this 15 image in-camera focus stack.
Thanks for taking the time ot view my images. Happy to receive feedback / comments.
Canon 5d mk2, Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5-5x @ 5x; iso100, f/5.6, 77 x 1s; 24 januari 2024, Vorden
