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Paper Wasp
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Fabiano Chede (fchede)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 35 W: 0 N: 147]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (530) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-05-28 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/1000 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-06-14 8:08 |
| Viewed: 662 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| This Wasp was alone in a flower tree in my back yard. it is a Insect of the order Hymenoptera, family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae genus Polistes...the species, well...Polistes sp. This is called paper wasp, once the females build their nest with cellulose. They are semi-social wasps. Unlike social wasps, where workers are sterile females, in Polistes all females are potential breeders. Fertilized queens overwinter in crevices or under bark. In spring they build a nest and the colony builds up over the summer. At first, only workers (sterile females) are produced. Mature colonies have up to 30 adults. A young queen is the sole survivor of the colony. The queen disperses to find an unrelated male on flowers in the fall, so I think this is what is happening with this one... |
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Very interesting shot. The DOF is good. I find it unsettling to have the creature facing down on a diagonal. I wonder why it has this affect? Anyway, neat shot.
- zeca
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 370 W: 14 N: 530]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif)
(2795) - [2006-06-14 18:44]
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Bela vespa, Fabiano...se é que uma vespa pode ser bela. Então falemos da foto, muito nítida, com cores bem naturais e iluminação bem balanceada. Valeu!
abraço,
Zeca
