paper wasp nest by danapommet
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Paper wasp nest about the size of an American football. Thank goodness for the telephoto lens. Taken early this morning before the nest got active. DO NOT try this at home! :>)
UPDATE: Not on my property so it still stands in place.
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They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (20)
Great capture! I hope that the issue with it has been resolved as well
WOW! What swanky digs! I want one of these for myself and even if it comes with residents, that's okay...as long as they stay over there which they might. I wonder what kinds of paper wasps built this? The kinda hairy yellowjacket looking things (only bigger) or the more brownish ones? Hmm...I'll have to do remote research on that one. Oh, and have you ever noticed that some wasps sound like propeller-driven planes? It's like their wings are powered by an odd number of pistons...I don't think there are propeller driven planes with an even number of pistons...something about shape and some mumbeldy-gunk about obscure mathematics...but anyway, some wasps sound like they have an odd number of pistons too. What this has to to with this photo, I have no idea, but there it is. Marvelous! I especially love the patterns in the outer shell...you can tell how the chewed pulp was applied and probably which wasps applied it...Maggie always does that leftward swirl, while Ethel puts that extra little lip on the leading end...or something like that. Hmmm...wasps named Maggie and Ethel? I've been awake too long...time to go to sleep! This is a great shot! I love it!
fantastic image!!
Wow a bee hive, I hope this ties you live or not;) Fantastic image
Great find Dana! These always amaze me. Durable and each unique. Settlers even used pieces of them to patch their musket ball instead of cloth.
Wow! That's a big one. Nice capture. :)
This is really amazing !
Nice shot! These are nasty buggers, when I was much younger and had no fear I have wrapped the nest in a large garbage bag then cut it down.
I can't even begin to imagine how those little flyers manage to get those swirls in the surface; a wonderful find!
superbe image!!
ouch ouch .. yes they are full of wasps.. the nasty biters ! fantastic shot !
Amazing Capture Dana!!....Found one of these a couple years ago(should say my son did)..was empty (thank God)..Took it down ever so carefully and now it displays in a glass cabinet at there high school science lab for future students to learn from.Isn't it amazing how a few bee's can create such a complex structure?... William
That thing is huge! Must be a ton on there. Nice shot.
Wow, isn't nature beautiful!!!!
I feel sorry for the owners of that place if they walk into it. Great shot and yup - telephoto lens are great
WOW....This is beautiful ....gorgeous one Dana!
INTERESTING
Such a great amount of work that goes into one of these nests...hour after hour.
Fantastic what those little critters can do with a pallet knife, a comb and some clay! I never realized they were that artistic. Kidding aside, though, that is one serious wasp nest, superbly captured with stellar clarity, contrast and texture, Dana!
Oh my god big nest