Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Lluis El 26/05/2012, a las 20:50, Jim Nichols escribi?: > After searching for two days, I located some information that sheds > light on the wasp that I photographed on the Butterfly Bush. It is > some variant of the Potter Wasp (Eumenes Coarctatus). This reminded > me that, when I took my wife's old Volvo to the shop, the shop > foreman and I puzzled over the strange clay creations on the top of > the radiator. It turns out that they were nests built by a potter > wasp. > > The Potter Wasp, in color: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wasp+09.jpg.html > > A nest under construction, entry still open: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Potter+Wasp+Nest+35.jpg.html > > Two nests where the young have departed. Screw included for scale: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Potter+Wasp+Nest+34.jpg.html > > Most of the photos I have found of the Potter Wasp show more > colorful markings. This one must feel slighted. ;~) > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information