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Potter Wasp?(ID please)


Potter Wasp?(ID please)
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Copyright: kv vral (vral) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 64 W: 1 N: 218] (1049)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40D DSLR, Sigma 70-300mm, 4-5.6, APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/60 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-09-12 1:22
Viewed: 564
Points: 14
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Hello Friends,

Today presenting another wasp which is the largest I’ve ever seen(nearly 2 inches, head to abdomen). It resembles Potter Wasp which belongs to the Subfamily Eumeninae. I’m not sure. May be a Mud-dauber Wasp, Sceliphron laetum. Need experts help for exact ID.

I did’t see this wasp there after. I saw few images of their nest in the WEB and amazingly they look like a real mud pot. I think there should be a way to track and spot this wasp’s nest .

While taking this picture I could approach upto one and half meter distance, then I got a warning sign by a flick of the wings(pl. see the workshop-sorry for the poor quality). This was the first step of warning and latter it started buzzing. So I backed off.

This was shot under a canopy on a bright sunny day. Converted from RAW to JPEG. Sharpened a little, cropped and resized.

Thanks for stopping by.
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Vral,

Very good lighting and detail of the pic. Your subject is very charp and the dark, OOF BG and DOF make it a quality image.
TFS,
Sheriff

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  • eliz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 167 W: 22 N: 269] (1535)
  • [2008-09-12 2:27]

interesting species

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  • mariki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 61 N: 2306] (9467)
  • [2008-09-12 11:14]

Hello kv,

Very nice picture of this potter wasp. I had a look on internet to see if I could find the ID but that seems to bee difficult. The only picture I could find which looks like to yours was entitled "Common potter wasp". Excellent sharpness. Great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2008-09-12 21:54]

Hi KV,
Wonderful close-up shot of this Wasp with very impressive sharpness and colours. Good use of flash lighting and the resultant black BG lets the subject stand out perfectly. Very nicely composed. Thanks for sharing this fine image.
Sumon

Hi KV,
A nice capture of this potterwasp. Very well composed with sharp details. Sorry I don't know its exact ID but it looks beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-09-14 0:37]

Hello Vral, Can not help you with the ID but can tell you the shot is very nice and well done. Good composition. Ganesh

Hi KV,
Harika bir canlı.

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