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Vespid wasp

Polistinae sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Notes:

Red & black wasp on goldenrod (solidago)

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Comments (9)
LucBertrand
wow ! I had never seen this before (brown color) . It looks dangerous :) nice picture !
KarenL
Thanks textless! It was so engrossed in feeding it was oblivious to my fingers inches from it's face - thankfully!
textless
Really cool wasp... what a face! I like the second photo best. :)
misako
Awesome! I look forward to seeing your photos!
KarenL
Thanks misako! I've ordered a Raynox DCR-250 macro converter which should be here any day - I can't wait! Hopefully this will take my macro shots to the next level! :)
misako
nice series Karen! Your macro work is looking good!

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PublishedOctober 10, 2011

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