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The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5,000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps and many solitary wasps. Each social wasp colony includes a queen and a number of female workers with varying degrees of sterility relative to the queen. In temperate social species, colonies usually only last one year, dying at the onset of winter. New queens and males (drones) are produced towards the end of the summer, and after mating, the queens hibernate over winter in cracks or other sheltered locations. The nests of most species are constructed out of mud, but polistines and vespines use plant fibers, chewed to form a sort of paper (also true of some stenogastrines).
The subfamilies Polistinae and Vespinae are composed solely of eusocial species, while Eumeninae, Euparagiinae, and Masarinae are all solitary; Stenogastrinae contains a variety of forms from solitary to social.
In Polistinae and Vespinae, rather than consuming prey directly, prey are masticated and fed to the larvae, and the larvae, in return, produce a clear liquid (with high amino acid content) which the adults consume; the exact amino acid composition varies considerable among species, but it is considered to contribute substantially to adult nutrition. |
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Witam/
Bardzo ladne zdjecie, nie ma to jak wiosna.
Pozdrawiam
Mariusz
- batu
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(10080) - [2008-05-01 2:54]
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Hello Marx,
this is a very fine picture with respect to light and colour composition.
The focus is spot on resulting in high sharpness of the 'central' important parts of the
wasp and the flower.
Best wishes, Peter
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- mariki
(6903)
- [2008-05-01 3:17]
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Hello Marx,
Very beautiful presentation of this wasp. Wonderful composition. Great DOF and sharpness of the wasp and the blossom. Light and colours are splendid.
Cheers,
Mariki
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- Aramok
(4789)
- [2008-05-01 4:56]
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Hi Marx
Great presentation, DOF, shaprness and soft spring like colours.
TFS
Emma
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