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Yellowjacket
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 71 N: 197] (1372)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-28 9:19
Viewed: 320
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 160] (2012)
  • [2008-04-28 9:37]

Wonderful sharpness and great detail!
Very good composition and color

Well done, Marx.
Very good natural light. Good colors. Excellent DOF and POV.
TFS
Annick

Hi Marx,
very good close-up. The vesp is captured so sharp that you can see the hairs on its body.
Colors are very natural.
TFS Tatjana

Hi Marx,
This is a very sharp macro, well composed with superb colors, environment and exposure. Regards,
Claudine

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 1 N: 220] (974)
  • [2008-04-28 11:45]

Hello Marx,
A fantastic picture!! I love the colors and sharpness. Incredible detail!!

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 179 W: 52 N: 513] (2515)
  • [2008-04-28 16:34]

Hi Marx,
This is a great macro shot. Those white petals really make the subject stand out.
Amazing sharpness and lovely natural colours.
Bravo!
Lise

Hello Marx,
This is such a perfect macro shot!
the exposure and focus is spot on with total sharpness, vivid colour and superb details in the shot
very well done and many thanks for the sharing
greeting
Tony

Hello Marx,

Very nice picture of this wasp bee from the Nomada genus. They are quite difficult to identify so I will not try. Excellent POV, DOF and sharpness. Wonderful composition on the white flower. Splendid colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 879 W: 2 N: 605] (2032)
  • [2008-04-29 6:38]

Hello Marx , Ah sweet one from this wasp , great capture sharpnes details colours and bg , tfs Greetings Teunie .

Hallo Marx
This image is razor sharp and reflect great detail and focus, and this colourful wasp is no exception. I think this image deserves each smiley awarded. You have captured this wasp with fine and excellent clarity. The markings and patterns on the body is so beautiful and impressive. The white flower it is sitting on is bright and sunny and the combination of colours of the wasp and the flower is super. Your framework is splendidly done and your display is excellently handled. Thanks for sharing, and have an enjoyable day.
Best regards
Anna

Beautiful shot! The bright yellow and black tripes on the soft white flowers look awsum. ALso sharply focussed ans excellent details.

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