Mother Wasp

Posted in Consciousness, Insects, Life, Love, Macro Photography, Meditation, Nature, Photography, Relaxation, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth?, Wasp by Mark on 17/03/2017

*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.

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JEBA said, on 22/05/2017 at 2:11 pm

AWESOME

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- Mark said, on 22/05/2017 at 3:20 pm
  
  :-)
  
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kim blades, writer said, on 18/03/2017 at 9:26 pm

Wasps are a strange combination of prehistoric and futuristic in the design of their bodies. Great photos!

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- Mark said, on 18/03/2017 at 9:55 pm
  
  Nature runs the gamut of form from the beginning of time, they just got smaller, I think.
  
  Thanks Kim.
  
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cherylcapaldotraylor said, on 18/03/2017 at 12:37 am

These are really great close-ups. I like the eye detail, crosshatching, in the first picture!

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- Mark said, on 18/03/2017 at 7:10 am
  
  Thanks Cheryl. When I see an eye I (nearly) always look at what, if anything, is on the other side of it …
  
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wordwitch88 said, on 17/03/2017 at 10:42 pm

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 :)

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- Mark said, on 18/03/2017 at 7:05 am
  
  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. :-)
  
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  - wordwitch88 said, on 18/03/2017 at 9:08 am
    
    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 :)
    
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    - Mark said, on 18/03/2017 at 3:01 pm
      
      Yes, it can look easy … Amazing that we have such a fascinating nature, and the means to ‘snapshot’ some of it.
      
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      - wordwitch88 said, on 18/03/2017 at 11:45 pm
        
        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!
        
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        Mark said, on 19/03/2017 at 1:17 pm
        
        Thanks WW …
        
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David Herman said, on 17/03/2017 at 8:56 am

a beautiful lady ! Stunning captures Mark

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- Mark said, on 17/03/2017 at 12:15 pm
  
  Indeed. Thanks David.
  
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Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature said, on 17/03/2017 at 6:29 am

Very cool!

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- Mark said, on 17/03/2017 at 12:15 pm
  
  :-)
  
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Graham said, on 17/03/2017 at 6:01 am

Fabulous pictures as always, Mark. I love the little drop of moisture on there too.

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- Mark said, on 17/03/2017 at 12:14 pm
  
  Thanks Graham. That’s the one rescued from the water.
  
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