Hornet

[deetheturk]

A few images of a large Hornet taken the other day, having watched these guys take Worker Bees at their leisure, and about a year ago getting a very nasty sting from one, I am normally very cautious when any are around, but this guy was very photogenic The next day I found out why, he must have been on his last legs when I found him as later that day I found him dead!

C&C Welcome.


#1 Hanging on!


#2 Nearly there!


#3 Waving goodbye


Cheers David

[IzzieK]

All beauties...David...there's a little bit of the 'aged' look in #3 too...the marking on the leaf it was on seems to reflect on his head back and face. #2 looks like a struggled pose. #1 is my favourite of all three of them. He will always look like an alien, dead or alive I suppose...I was trying to find something funny. I can't.

[Stagecoach]

Good series David, very similar to the ones we have here but I don't recall seeing the extra eyes on top of the head. It's difficult to pick a favourite, but I'll have to go for No 1 he looks most energetic in that one

These guys can get quite angry, as you know.

Cheers, Grahame

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[deetheturk]

Cheers Izzie, thanks for commenting no extra faces in there for you?

[deetheturk]

Thanks Grahame, much appreciated bud, I knew there was something up with him when I was able to get so close

Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Thanks John!

[gregj1763]

Very nice David, #1 is my pick and you and I have both been savaged by these beasties then, nasty bad tempered little buggers but an interesting subject to photograph if you're brave enough

[NorthernFocus]

If the sting matches the colors is must have been very painful. All of the hornets I've seen in North America are black and white/yellow. Nicely captured.

[Rita]

Very nice David. I also like #1.

[nikon66]

Beautiful, simply amazing.

[bnnrcn]

Very handsome insect David, my best is #1 but I also like the postures in #2 and #3

[John 2]

Missed these somehow David. Very nice images. Glad you caught it before it finally expired.

[Brownbear]

Amazing as always. This is also the 1st time I've seen the 2nd set of eyes on a hornet. My favourite is #3 for the moment captured.

[deetheturk]

Cheers Greg, brave or stupid

[deetheturk]

Thanks Dan, yes very painful, when I got stung one crawled down the back of my shirt and stung me several times

[deetheturk]

Thank you Rita

[deetheturk]

Cheers Steven, thank you for commenting!

[deetheturk]

Thank you Binnur

[deetheturk]

Cheers John, I was just glad that it never got me before it expired