A super tiny parasitoid wasp investigating some possible host scale insects.

#nature #Photography #Wasp #Insects #Parasitoid #Chalcid #SriLanka #InsectInteraction

Have you seen a wasp nest like this? These researchers want to study it
A Dalhousie University student is collecting wasp nests to analyze them for the presence of heavy metals such as copper and chromium.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/have-you-seen-a-wasp-nest-like-this-these-researchers-want-to-study-it-9.7117053?cmp=rss
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A relaxing slo-mo video of wasp 'airport' for #SilentSunday. Notice that arrivals and departures are from different gates. #wasp #insects #backyardNature

https://lone.earth/w/3z6jNRxJCGAVQwxekEhK8T

Wasp Airport

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Have you seen a wasp nest like this? These researchers want to study it
A Dalhousie University student is collecting wasp nests to analyze them for the presence of heavy metals such as copper and chromium.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/have-you-seen-a-wasp-nest-like-this-these-researchers-want-to-study-it-9.7117053?cmp=rss
Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

Workers at a South Carolina site that once made nuclear bomb parts have found a radioactive wasp nest. Officials say there's no danger to anyone. Employees checking radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found the nest on July 3. It was near tanks storing liquid nuclear waste. The nest had radiation levels 10 times above federal limits. Workers sprayed it with insect killer and disposed of it as radioactive waste. No wasps were found. Officials say the nest was likely contaminated from residual radioactivity. Watchdog group Savannah River Site Watch criticized the report for lacking details on the contamination source.

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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

The first wasp this season to land on our balcony.

#NorthernPaperWasp #Wasp #Insect #Insects #Arthropods #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #iNaturalist #Tulsa #Oklahoma

Spring is here!

And while I'm working and fighting off the annyoing remnants of a cold, the garden is getting busy. The tiniest creatures whom we share our garden with are waking up and getting active.

The paper wasps are back as well! I love these peaceful, elegant little creatures.

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#photography #canon #canonr6mII #canonphotography #animalphotography #closeup #macrophotography #macro #hymenoptera #paperwasp #wasp #insects #nature

I'm a little surprised by this 1919 description of a parasitic #wasp (#Hymenoptera #Ichneumonidae), the only described species from #Australia in a genus that includes dozens of #species.

The opening #Latin section gives rich detail on coloration and markings. The #English section describes morphology but has nothing about coloration. I would have expected the Latin to document a subset of the English, not to be fully complementary.

Is this normal for some taxa?

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637865

#entomology #taxonomy

The first wasp I have seen this year. This is the Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris).

#wasp #insects