Die Zeit der Hornissen (Vespa crabro) neigt sich dem Ende. Vorgestern habe ich dieses angeschlagene Exemplar gefunden und gestern habe ich ihre noch fitte asiatische Kollegin auf Nahrungssuche bei uns am Blumengeschäft gesehen.
#artenvielfalt #nature #natur #insekten #insects #InsectsOfTheFediverse #Hornisse #hornet #Wespen #vespa #Faltenwespen #Vespidae
A chunk of a wasp nest (family Vespidae) we found out on the Wiley Trails:
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.
Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://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 (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.
#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae
Besonders auffällig sind an männlichen Haus-Feldwespen (Polistes dominula) die schwarz-grün geteilten Augen. Ein wichtiges Art-Bestimmungsmerkmal sind die ab dem 4. Fühlerglied komplett orangeroten Fühler.
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European Paper #Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 ♀
Specimen was captured in July 2023 in the Ardennes region, France. Sad we had to kill it but having a hornet nest right next to the house was just too meh :(
This pic is also made using the focus-stack technique, DIY hardware only.
Published under #CC0 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/101430615@N03/53050609618/
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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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_hornet
#Vespidae 🐝
#Photography 📷
#ReturnToGermany 🇩🇪
#BackGardenEntomology 🪲
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.
Seems like I have a new neighbor
#PotterWasp #insects #phonePhotography #urbanNature #pottery #wasp #vespidae
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