Wasp with Huge Appetite!

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When our cat kills a bird or rodent, and doesn’t eat it, I put the body on our garage roof, from which it disappears with an hour or two probably take by a Red Kite. This was the second shrew of the day.

I was interested in the fur colour but when I, literally, put my head up over the parapet, I saw ths wasp, which stayed for only two shots.

Harold

Aug 16, 2022 at 12:09 AM

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Great story and images Harold

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Aug 16, 2022 at 06:21 AM

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Very interesting set and picture Harold.

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Aug 16, 2022 at 10:41 AM

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Yeah I hate wasps. They bite.

Poor shrew. Poor little mammal getting viciously killed for fun by feline monster.

Even though it makes me sad I like the photograph. Scientifically it's interesting i.e #2.

Aug 26, 2022 at 04:52 AM

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crow high wrote:
Yeah I hate wasps. They bite.

Poor shrew. Poor little mammal getting viciously killed for fun by feline monster.

Even though it makes me sad I like the photograph. Scientifically it's interesting i.e #2.

they bite?

Aug 26, 2022 at 06:04 AM

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n.v.m. wrote:
they bite?

Yes they bite. No I don't mean they have teeth. But they can take a piece of flesh out of you. No not as big as a horse fly. But they still can. Yes I know some think they don't. But I know at least 20 people who swear they do.

Aug 26, 2022 at 07:32 AM

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crow high wrote:
Yes they bite. No I don't mean they have teeth. But they can take a piece of flesh out of you. No not as big as a horse fly. But they still can. Yes I know some think they don't. But I know at least 20 people who swear they do.

They have the mandibles for it, used to rasp layers off wood, thick plant stems, etc., to make the "paper" for their nests.

Harold

Aug 26, 2022 at 08:34 AM

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Nice capture! Never seen this before

Nov 06, 2022 at 03:29 AM

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28thshooter wrote:
Nice capture! Never seen this before

Thanks. A first for me.

However, decades ago, I saw wasps systematically strip a dead frog over several days. I regret not photographing it.

Harold

Nov 06, 2022 at 10:25 AM


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