A Wasp for dinner!

[deetheturk]

I found this little guy/gal Praying Mantis the other evening having a Wasp for dinner Only the first image was I able to have both hands on the camera, the others I shot one handed as I held the bush it was on with the other C&C Welcome!


#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


Cheers David...

[Mike Buckley]

These photos remind me of how glad I am to be among those at the top of the food chain. At least that's the delusion that I'm happy to perpetuate.

[deetheturk]

I'm with you Mike, but that's nature for you

[Shadowman]

Nice capture for you both.

[IzzieK]

David...lovely shots. I was looking for the story and I found one from #2 and #3. In #2 it looks at you and says "Hey this one is mine!" And then #3 shot he proceeded to eat its prey. From the rest of the shots, it looks like it has got a firm grip of the wasps.

(I like that word "wasp"...back in '52 I was living in California and we were about to go boating at San Diego bay. We have this old friend who owned the boat btw who taught me how to say that word so I will never forget how to pronounce that word...put a smile on my mug everytime for the experience...)

[bnnrcn]

Very nice series David

[John 2]

Very good but gory photography. Nice work but I can't but echo Mikes sentiment.

[Geoff F]

Plenty of good detail there, David.

That wasp looks more like one of the Digger Wasps (Sphecidae) or Mason Wasps (Eumeniidae) than a Common Wasp species (Vespidae).

[Kodiak]

I found this little guy/gal Praying Mantis the other evening having a Wasp for dinner…

This is a great reportage on a lethal event!

[Suzan J]

Yes, this series definitely tells a story. Not bad for one handed shots. I especially like Number 2. The "lunch date" looks like he has little yellow boots on.

[DanK]

Beautifully done

[deetheturk]

Cheers John, I like the pun

[deetheturk]

Thanks Izzie, I love the way you can find stories in images You don't happen to tell fortunes as well do you?

I learned how to say it the hard way when one of the little sh**s stung me!

[deetheturk]

Thank you Binnur

[deetheturk]

Cheers John, I totally agree mate

[deetheturk]

Thanks Kodiak, much appreciated!

[deetheturk]

Cheers Geoff, I'm amazed at the amount of different wasps there are, thanks for the I.D.

David

[deetheturk]

Thank you Suzan, there was a lot of my one handed shots went into the trash The little yellow boots must have also been very tasty, he/she ate them as well

[deetheturk]

Thanks Dan