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A queen wasp emerging from hibernation


A queen wasp emerging from hibernation
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Copyright: Ian Forbes (Blairs) (14)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-02
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/3.7, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-26 15:32
Viewed: 447
Points: 6
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A fertilised queen wasp emerges from hibernation and prepares herself to search for a suitable site to start her colony in my back garden. The nest will be constructed from chewed bark and dried timber mixed with saliva. The queen initially lays 10-20 eggs. This first batch hatches into worker (sterile females). These then feed and protect subsequent eggs laid by the queen. By late summer a nest will contain 3000 to 5000 wasps. During late summer males and new young queens will emerge and mate. The female selects a suitable site to spend the winter ready to start a new colony in the spring.
I saw this queen wasp sitting on a leaf of Lady's Mantle (which holds drops of dew beautifully) and hurried inside to get my camera.
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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 463 W: 126 N: 268] (1508)
  • [2007-05-26 15:35]

Hi Ian
very good capture.
the focus and the DOF are perfect.
great colours too
well done.
Taba

Hi Ian,
you start with a nice pictuer.
The details are very good and the DOF as well.
Maybe the straw in the FG is a bit distracting but it's still
a fine picture.
Well done

Welcome to TN.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2038 W: 6 N: 2019] (13259)
  • [2007-05-26 19:32]

Hola Ian,
magnífica macro,
etales y bello pov,
los colores excelentes...
saludos

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