Mother Wasp
*Click on pictures for the bigger version …
It’s a rare event in my experience, to see this mother lay her egg into the Orange-tail Resin Bee’s nest. Once a year or so.
It’s the only place I see this particular kind of wasp, except when I rescue one from the water below – just as rare.
© Mark Berkery ……. Click on those pictures for a closer look
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Wasps are a strange combination of prehistoric and futuristic in the design of their bodies. Great photos!
Nature runs the gamut of form from the beginning of time, they just got smaller, I think.
Thanks Kim.
These are really great close-ups. I like the eye detail, crosshatching, in the first picture!
Thanks Cheryl. When I see an eye I (nearly) always look at what, if anything, is on the other side of it …
Gorgeous – and wow, what an event indeed. You must have the stars watching out for you, right place and right time etc. and an incredible amount of patience – bravo – and thank you for sharing with the world :)
Thanks WW … I think once you put in the work and are available (ready and present) to express what’s been absorbed opportunities present, naturally. No impatience required. :-)
I agree – but many don’t understand what’s required or involved, given the nature of “quick shots” etc. So seeing this kind of work, and the quality? Amazing :)
Yes, it can look easy … Amazing that we have such a fascinating nature, and the means to ‘snapshot’ some of it.
True – the world of images waiting for our time and attention is incredible, and as one who spent years running around with a camera, and sometimes waiting, observing the slightest nuances, i.e. cloud cover and shifting formations as they change a ground scene from well lit to shadowed etc., I still marvel at work like yours. It’s truly stunning.
May your eyes and lenses always see in wonder and delight!
Thanks WW …
a beautiful lady ! Stunning captures Mark
Indeed. Thanks David.
Very cool!
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Fabulous pictures as always, Mark. I love the little drop of moisture on there too.
Thanks Graham. That’s the one rescued from the water.