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  1. For all their reputation, I've never had a bad experience with bald-faced hornets (_Dolichovespula maculata_). When they are simply out getting food they seem pretty calm.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #Hymenoptera #Vespidae

  2. For all their reputation, I've never had a bad experience with bald-faced hornets (_Dolichovespula maculata_). When they are simply out getting food they seem pretty calm.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #Hymenoptera #Vespidae

  3. For all their reputation, I've never had a bad experience with bald-faced hornets (_Dolichovespula maculata_). When they are simply out getting food they seem pretty calm.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #Hymenoptera #Vespidae

  4. For all their reputation, I've never had a bad experience with bald-faced hornets (_Dolichovespula maculata_). When they are simply out getting food they seem pretty calm.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #Hymenoptera #Vespidae

  5. For all their reputation, I've never had a bad experience with bald-faced hornets (_Dolichovespula maculata_). When they are simply out getting food they seem pretty calm.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #Hymenoptera #Vespidae

  6. Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

  7. Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

  8. Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

  9. Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

  10. Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

    #bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

  11. And in rather less welcome back garden insect news, I'm pretty sure that this is an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).

    It's an invasive species that's thought to have arrived in France in boxes of pottery in 2004 & has been spreading through Europe since, killing & eating the native honeybee population along the way.

    They're supposed to be reported & I've just done that.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ho

    #Vespidae 🐝
    #Photography 📷
    #ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
    #BackGardenEntomology 🪲

  12. And in rather less welcome back garden insect news, I'm pretty sure that this is an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).

    It's an invasive species that's thought to have arrived in France in boxes of pottery in 2004 & has been spreading through Europe since, killing & eating the native honeybee population along the way.

    They're supposed to be reported & I've just done that.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ho

    #Vespidae 🐝
    #Photography 📷
    #ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
    #BackGardenEntomology 🪲

  13. And in rather less welcome back garden insect news, I'm pretty sure that this is an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).

    It's an invasive species that's thought to have arrived in France in boxes of pottery in 2004 & has been spreading through Europe since, killing & eating the native honeybee population along the way.

    They're supposed to be reported & I've just done that.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ho

    #Vespidae 🐝
    #Photography 📷
    #ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
    #BackGardenEntomology 🪲

  14. And in rather less welcome back garden insect news, I'm pretty sure that this is an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).

    It's an invasive species that's thought to have arrived in France in boxes of pottery in 2004 & has been spreading through Europe since, killing & eating the native honeybee population along the way.

    They're supposed to be reported & I've just done that.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ho

    #Vespidae 🐝
    #Photography 📷
    #ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
    #BackGardenEntomology 🪲

  15. And in rather less welcome back garden insect news, I'm pretty sure that this is an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).

    It's an invasive species that's thought to have arrived in France in boxes of pottery in 2004 & has been spreading through Europe since, killing & eating the native honeybee population along the way.

    They're supposed to be reported & I've just done that.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ho

    #Vespidae 🐝
    #Photography 📷
    #ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
    #BackGardenEntomology 🪲

  16. Also, honey wasps are really amazing looking animals. They're as if you gave yellow jackets a week to become honey bees, and they tried their best, bless their hearts.

    #Brachygastra #Vespidae #Insects #Wasps

  17. Also, honey wasps are really amazing looking animals. They're as if you gave yellow jackets a week to become honey bees, and they tried their best, bless their hearts.

    #Brachygastra #Vespidae #Insects #Wasps

  18. Also, honey wasps are really amazing looking animals. They're as if you gave yellow jackets a week to become honey bees, and they tried their best, bless their hearts.

    #Brachygastra #Vespidae #Insects #Wasps

  19. Also, honey wasps are really amazing looking animals. They're as if you gave yellow jackets a week to become honey bees, and they tried their best, bless their hearts.

    #Brachygastra #Vespidae #Insects #Wasps

  20. Also, honey wasps are really amazing looking animals. They're as if you gave yellow jackets a week to become honey bees, and they tried their best, bless their hearts.

    #Brachygastra #Vespidae #Insects #Wasps

  21. Rare photo of developing larvae inside a nest of Mexican honey wasps, Brachygastra mellifica.

    #Insects #Vespidae #Wasps

  22. Rare photo of developing larvae inside a nest of Mexican honey wasps, Brachygastra mellifica.

    #Insects #Vespidae #Wasps

  23. Rare photo of developing larvae inside a nest of Mexican honey wasps, Brachygastra mellifica.

    #Insects #Vespidae #Wasps

  24. Rare photo of developing larvae inside a nest of Mexican honey wasps, Brachygastra mellifica.

    #Insects #Vespidae #Wasps

  25. Rare photo of developing larvae inside a nest of Mexican honey wasps, Brachygastra mellifica.

    #Insects #Vespidae #Wasps

  26. Pretty sure this is a European hornet (Vespa crabro).

    At this time of the year, it should be a queen, searching for food for the larvae.

    I caught her, after being trapped in my room for a couple of minutes. She couldn't find a way out and always wanted to leave through the ceiling. When she sat down for a couple of seconds, I cautiously trapped her inside a glass.

    Photo is not good, because I wanted to hurry up to release her outside.

    #Hornets #Insects #Entomology
    #Vespidae

  27. Pretty sure this is a European hornet (Vespa crabro).

    At this time of the year, it should be a queen, searching for food for the larvae.

    I caught her, after being trapped in my room for a couple of minutes. She couldn't find a way out and always wanted to leave through the ceiling. When she sat down for a couple of seconds, I cautiously trapped her inside a glass.

    Photo is not good, because I wanted to hurry up to release her outside.

    #Hornets #Insects #Entomology
    #Vespidae

  28. Pretty sure this is a European hornet (Vespa crabro).

    At this time of the year, it should be a queen, searching for food for the larvae.

    I caught her, after being trapped in my room for a couple of minutes. She couldn't find a way out and always wanted to leave through the ceiling. When she sat down for a couple of seconds, I cautiously trapped her inside a glass.

    Photo is not good, because I wanted to hurry up to release her outside.

    #Hornets #Insects #Entomology
    #Vespidae

  29. Pretty sure this is a European hornet (Vespa crabro).

    At this time of the year, it should be a queen, searching for food for the larvae.

    I caught her, after being trapped in my room for a couple of minutes. She couldn't find a way out and always wanted to leave through the ceiling. When she sat down for a couple of seconds, I cautiously trapped her inside a glass.

    Photo is not good, because I wanted to hurry up to release her outside.

    #Hornets #Insects #Entomology
    #Vespidae

  30. One of my favorite local insects is the Mexican honey wasp Brachygastra mellifica, a relative of hornets that makes and stores honey.

    Earlier this week I took a new photo of a live nest, in cutaway, thanks to Jo-anne Holley's research lab here at UT.

    #Brachygastra #Wasps #Insects #Entomology #Vespidae

  31. One of my favorite local insects is the Mexican honey wasp Brachygastra mellifica, a relative of hornets that makes and stores honey.

    Earlier this week I took a new photo of a live nest, in cutaway, thanks to Jo-anne Holley's research lab here at UT.

    #Brachygastra #Wasps #Insects #Entomology #Vespidae

  32. One of my favorite local insects is the Mexican honey wasp Brachygastra mellifica, a relative of hornets that makes and stores honey.

    Earlier this week I took a new photo of a live nest, in cutaway, thanks to Jo-anne Holley's research lab here at UT.

    #Brachygastra #Wasps #Insects #Entomology #Vespidae

  33. One of my favorite local insects is the Mexican honey wasp Brachygastra mellifica, a relative of hornets that makes and stores honey.

    Earlier this week I took a new photo of a live nest, in cutaway, thanks to Jo-anne Holley's research lab here at UT.

    #Brachygastra #Wasps #Insects #Entomology #Vespidae

  34. One of my favorite local insects is the Mexican honey wasp Brachygastra mellifica, a relative of hornets that makes and stores honey.

    Earlier this week I took a new photo of a live nest, in cutaway, thanks to Jo-anne Holley's research lab here at UT.

    #Brachygastra #Wasps #Insects #Entomology #Vespidae

  35. CW: Insects: A beautiful wasp

    Great golden digger wasp (𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘹 𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘴) on a thistle, from July 2020.

    This is one of my favorite insects. Not only are they gorgeous, they are peaceable if unprovoked and flit about on flowers like good ambassadors of waspdom.

    #insects #wasp #pollinators #vespidae #nature