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6th April 2020, 04:02 PM #1
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Wasp killing a fly and a bee
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6th April 2020, 04:48 PM #2
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
That....is brutal. 😁
I'd like to see an image from the side rather than top...when you take images from top it makes everything look smaller...yes...bugs are tiny 😁. Try get to eye level always. You'll see everything suddenly pop.
Still a great image as it's something I've never seen. The view of second image would be been perfect for the firstLast edited by ClaudioG; 6th April 2020 at 04:54 PM.
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6th April 2020, 07:11 PM #3
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
It happens the other way too. This is a robber fly with its evening meal of wasp.
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6th April 2020, 07:47 PM #4
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
Bill,
Great capture
Dan
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6th April 2020, 07:49 PM #5
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
That is one of the Digger Wasps, Les. They place other insects into their nesting burrows as food for their developing larvae.
It looks like a Field Digger Wasp - Mellinus arvensis but if that is a current image it is a bit early for them.
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6th April 2020, 08:32 PM #6
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
Thanks Dan (and thanks to my daughter who spotted it)
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8th April 2020, 03:29 PM #7
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
Wow!
Originally Posted by billtils
It happens the other way too. This is a robber fly with its evening meal of wasp.
Nasty critter, got them over here too ...Last edited by xpatUSA; 8th April 2020 at 03:34 PM.
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9th April 2020, 07:32 AM #8
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Re: Wasp killing a fly and a bee
Indeed you do Ted, this was during our visit to son and family in Allen, TX. Originally Posted by xpatUSA
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