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bald facet hornet
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: ziggy Siedleczka (mumek)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-09-18 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Sony DSC-F717 |
| Exposure: f/4 |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2004-09-19 5:41 |
| Viewed: 1253 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Baldfaced Hornet
Family Vespidae -- hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps, yellowjackets
Species: Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus) -- baldfaced hornet
Baldfaced hornets are long, black with white markings on the head, thorax, and the last few segments of the abdomen (male with white on the first abdominal segment). Wings are smoky.
They usually build exposed, grey nests in trees or shrubs. Occasionally, they will build
nests under roof overhangs, in attics, crawlspaces and wall voids, or under decks or porches.
The nests are constructed of a paper-like material formed from chewed wood, and may
may exceed a basketball in size. These hornets are extremely quick-moving and wary. Adults are common on flowers where they drink nectar. Adults feed pre-chewed insects to larvae .
The photo I took in my back yard about 10a.m.
F.stop F/4
ISO 200
Flash fired |
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- PDP
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(11769) - [2004-09-19 13:43]
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Nice work Ziggy, the note is very much appreciated. The photo is very good although there appears to be something that has obscured the some of the front of the hornet. Do you know what this is? Or is it me?
good post
Ziggy, nice close up and note. You really made an effort for a good post here. I am also curious... What happened to the front of the face? Did you do pre-processing editing?
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