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I'm a simple Scottish girl with an unusual name and a strange obsession for nail polish! My aim is to capture what the eye sees, with a camera! Too much nail polish and never enough time. I have also started wildlife photography, which I enjoy very much. Welcome to my little world :-)

Thursday 1 December 2022

A Wasp

 


I know a lot of people don't like wasps here in Scotland but I do. This wasp spent the whole summer on this piece of wood, which is a craving of animals and wildlife. I walked passed almost everyday and it was there! I have been stung by both a bee and wasp and I am not allergic to either. On both occasions it wasn't either the bee or wasp's fault! Wasps play an important part in nature. This photo was taken 26th April this year.

I have lots of photos to transfer so will do that in the next few days and start posting them. I hope you are all well and happy December!

46 comments:

  1. ...a year ago they built a nest in our house, I wasn't happy.

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    1. Not so good. I had one outside the window a few summers ago and watched them with delight! Interesting goings on between them and the spiders!

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  2. Beautiful shot against the textured background

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  3. A good photograph.
    I'm not too fond of wasps, although despite our grievances, the ecosystem actually relies on these underappreciated insects.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thanks Jan. Oh totally they are so underappreciated and so important in life. :-D

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  4. This is a really impressive photo! I am definitely afraid of wasps, but that is because I have been stung by one before. It's never any fun!

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    1. Thanks Shannon. It isn't nice getting stung.

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  5. It is very pretty with those hand painted racing stripes!

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  6. Uy lindo bicho. Te mando un beso.

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  7. It looks so colourful but scary to discover that in real life!

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    1. Not at all, they are generally harmless here. Certainly in my experience! Thanks :-D

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  8. My Darling Ananka! I don't like wasps either. I am afraid of them.

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  9. Oh, I got stung by the whole nest once when I was little. It was a horrible experience. Not a fan.

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    1. Happened to me once too and they chased me all the way home yikes

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    2. Pfft not ideal for you both huh! Sorry to hear that. I have never had such an experience with them.

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  10. Such a cool shot. When I was in high school our team was The Yellow Jackets which we refer to as wasp.

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  11. Oh, I think of all the accidents we've had trying to get rid of Wasp. The boyfriend fell on my grandmother while he was on a ladder one summer. She broke her arm because she wouldn't stay out of the way while he was trying to get rid of them.

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    1. Oh that isn't ideal. They don't seem to such a problem over here!

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  12. Buena foto!!
    Tengo una igual y un entendido me dijo que es una mosca rayada. busca y en internet verás como las encuentras.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. https://www.alamy.es/foto-mosca-de-rayas-94437038.html?imageid=F6073A44-0007-41A4-AC72-78F8E8A3FD0A&p=269660&pn=1&searchId=d5a0fc95c40e8c8649b6b181d1557583&searchtype=0

      He encontrado esto.

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    2. Mine is a wasp for sure! We called striped flies "Hoverflies". I have plenty photos of these too. Thanks for the link :-D

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  13. Great close up! I've been stung a few times but I try to remember they're just doing their thing! :):)

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  14. Uma imagem fantástica, que nos permite apreciar imensos detalhes!
    Destas vespas não tenho muito receio... também já fui picada por elas.
    Tenho mais receio, da vespa asiática que é muito maior, e tem um aspeto super agressivo. Quando se encontram ninhos, tem de se comunicar às autoridades competentes para os virem destruir, pois dizimam abelhas... confesso não saber qual o seu comportamento com as vespas comuns...
    Deixo um beijinho e votos de um feliz fim de semana!
    Ana

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    1. I don't know this Asian Wasp. That is bad they kill the bees :-( Good there is a method of control. Thanks so much :-D

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  15. I also really like wasps and I know how important they are.
    Nice shot Ananka

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    1. Thanks Fernando, I thought I was alone in liking them. Yes they really are! Thanks :-D

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  16. I blow up like a balloon when one stings me.

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  17. Boa noite Ananka. As vespas e abelhas fazem um trabalho único na naturez: polinização das plantas.

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    1. Yes Luiz, they are very important. Thanks :-D

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  18. I don't like them here but it's a nice photograph

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  19. That looks like you were so close to it!

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