Hoverwasp ?? by Enmos
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Comments are welcome...
What is it ??? If anyone knows please tell me !!
It is an insect like i have never seen before
and i cant find anywhere what it might be.
This is a kind of wasp (i guess) but it hovers
like a hoverfly !
It also is very territorial i have seen it
attacking bumblebees and other flying insects,
very agressively !!
It feeds on nectar, i have seen them at it a lot.
I know the photos arent of the best quality but
i had to be very quick because these creatures
are lightning fast and obviously have very keen
eyesight. On numerous occasions they where startled be my presence and then hovered around
my camera as if they were checking out what was following them.
These creatures are totally awesome to look at,
i hope to make more and better photos of them
but i cant promise it. :o)
Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload "Hard Worker" !!
And now for some sad news.
This morning when everyone was still asleep,
a violent hailstorm came down on Bugworld.
The hailstones were at least 1 cm across !
The devastation is total. Most plants are
totally smashed and full of holes.
The flowers... well lets not talk about the
flowers...
The real victims here are the inhabitants of
Bugworld, the bugs.
How many wounded or killed is not yet known.
But hundreds or even thousands or bugs have
become homeless this morning.
More on this tomorrow.... :o)
Many thanks,
Enmos
Comments (25)
RobertTheoret
Sorry to hear about the storm and the devistation that it left behind, but nature finds ways to come back. As for the captures I think they are just great. BRAVOS!!!
Lary
Superb images! First is the best with wonderful colors! V*
zulaan
Wow ! Beautiful one ! I like the colors ;)
WhiteStag
Maybe they are Yellow Jackets? More light on their back might help identify them. Some people call a hornet that looks like this "Cutter Bees", because they will cut up meats or vegetables alike and carry away the pieces back to the hive, and they can make quick work of scavenging away spare food. Many hornets and wasps will turn out to be hunting small insects, so I'm not sure if they also gather nectar, but they may actually be predators foraging in flowers because they know there will be insects looking for nectar and crawling among the stems and leaves there. If you can get a look at good detailed reference pictures of some of these breeds, you may be able to match, or eliminate, those identifications. (Nature sometimes recharges and renews after disasters, sometimes catastrophe is just what was needed to keep an ecostructure stable, and I bet you'll find Nature has a plan B and plan C and plan Whatever, waiting to be implemented, no matter how things may change moment by moment, which may prove to be very fascinating to study and observe next.)
WandM
These are good shots. Sorry to hear about the bad weather. Last week we had a summer storm... No fun at all.
Mikan
God, god..how did you...? WOOOOOoooooOOOOOW! VOTE
jcv2
Pity for your garden. Buggopolis is mourning.... Have seen stunning (even literally!) insects like these eating parts of bees, but don't know what species they are. Great shots anyway, love the left one on the Salvia flower, very beautiful DOF!
shandybob
We had the same hail storm last week - devastation is total unfortunately. They will come back no worries. Your image is lovely as always Jeroen whether it was rushed or not!
environaut
Yes, most excellent images of this mystery wasp! My sincere empathy for BugWorld being hit by that hailstorm...no doubt it will recover soon! :-)
Bathlon6
Great detail and bright colours. Excellent photo!!nice shot!!
Kropot
Beauty shots. I think its one of these wasplike spiecies that hunt other insects to lay there eggs in the lamed body's :)
logiloglu
perfect macro photography. wonderful presented. vote !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Great shot! Sorry about your garden and his habitants.
tibet2004uk
Fabulous shot and very interesting observations of urs! Unfortunately, I can't help u identify those beautiful 'lil creatures as I'm really not an insects expert!! I just enjoy looking at them! ;) Thx for sharing! :)
cynlee
gorgeous duo of wasplike creature!! luv the purple on the left & the golden fur on the right... poor, poor bugworld, may they rip :]
Akinom
I'm afraid I can't help you to name this insect, my friend! You did great observations on them. Both shots are fabulous. Sorry about that hailstorm and what it left behind!
Lalani
Not sure exactly, but it looks like a bee to me.. sorry for the poor bugs :(
jimry
Nice shots....glad its in digital format though :))
creanum
Greats macroshotss......
hasexx
super macro :-) vote
funkandjazz
Very impressive photography! The colors blow me away! :)
sheilakalajdzic
What vibrant colors and fantastic detail! So sorry about the hailstorm and the loss of life! When I was a kid I used to think about all the life i was killing everytime i stepped on the grass. I still think about it sometimes. what can we do though? You are a sensitive soul in this world!
pimpol
Fabulous work, excellent shots while you say ! I think just simply than your wasp is sick of pollution as the weather !!! V!
Lapaire
Don't be modest, the pictures are great! I think I found the species in my insects guide: "Wolbij". I'm sorry I don't know the name in English but the latin name would be "anthidium manicatum", feel free to translate! V
Nilla
Dunno what this guy is J! I gave up on the research, like I said in the e mail there were only two that even came close on the identification sites I visited. Sorry I couldn't help ya here! Superb shot of whatever it is! V