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Polistes gallicus
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Polistes gallicus
Paper Wasp [EN] / Sarıca Arı [TR]
Here is another photo from my weekend excursion to Samsun. This wasp was building her nest under the eaves of our house. She did not mind my coming very close, lucky for me since I am allergic to bees.
I posted another photo of the same nest as a workshop, you can see two of the eggs in adjoining cells and the stem by which nest hangs to ceiling.
It is definitely a paper wasp. The species is an educated guess, done after several hours of googling. If anyone knows better, you are welcome to correct.
Technical info
This photograph shot handheld. It is not cropped, this is the entire frame. Built in flash reflected from a nearby wall. Levels are adjusted in post processing.
Some info on paper wasps:
Paper wasps are semi-social insects and colonies contain three castes: workers, queens and males. Fertilized queens, which appear similar to workers, overwinter in protected habitats such as cracks and crevices in structures or under tree bark. In the spring they select a nesting site and begin to build a nest. Eggs are laid singly in cells and hatch into legless grub-like larvae that develop through several stages (instars) before pupating. Cells remain open until developing larvae pupate. Sterile worker wasps assist in building the nest, feeding young and defending the nest. A mature paper wasp nest may have 20 to 30 adults. In late summer, queens stop laying eggs and the colony soon begins to decline. In the fall, mated female offspring of the queen seek overwintering sites. The remainder of the colony does not survive the winter.
Wasps feed on insects, including caterpillar pests, and thus are considered to be beneficial insects by many gardeners.
Source: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg348.html
Thanks for stopping by,
Ali |
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Selamlar Ali Bey, diğer fotoğraflarınız gibi bu da çok güzel olmuş, elinize sağlık
Sağlıcakla
Filiz
Merhaba Ali Bey,
Güzel bir detay yakalamışsınız ve güzel sunmuşsunuz. Tebrik ederim. Selamlar
Fevzi
- mariki
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Hello Ali,
I think it would have been better to put the picture of the WS here. This one is too dark. The one in WS is also much more interesting.
Cheers,
Mariki
Hi Ali,Yes,this is definitely a Polistes sp.
Like Marie,I think you should have posted the workshop photo as a main photo too.
This one is fine,but probably needs to be a little brighter.
They are both sharp and nicely composed though.
TFS
Steve
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