Paper wasp at work!!
Uploaded: December 06, 2006
f/9.5 1/45sec with 100mm macro lens.
The wasp is chewing the wood, then mixes it with its saliva to create a paste used to make its nest.
Joan Powell December 06, 2006
YIKES ! Too close for me : ) Great macro ! #568394Kathleen Brennan December 06, 2006
Fabulous detail and clarity! #3675717Ken Slade December 06, 2006
Excellent detail and color! #3675894Hayden Cannon December 11, 2006
awesome capture Michael great details, clarity, lighting and colors on this super photo! #3690975Michael Erard December 11, 2006
Thank you everyone for your nice comments... I'm glad you're enjoying the wasp, at least, on a photograph... :) #3693201Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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