Thursday, October 6, 2016

Great Golden Digger Wasp

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#394). There were a couple of whitetail deer eating behind the shed in my sister's backyard, so I used the shed as cover to sneak up on them. But they took off as I pressed the shutter, so this is all I got:

The Great Golden Digger Wasp is a benign, gentle wasp currently being studied by scientists for its behavioral responses.


I'm also linking to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #133. You've seen these horses before...


Mouse over pics for captions, and click them for larger versions.
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15 comments:

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

benign? hm. My ankle still hurts from a sting I got two weeks ago.

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Some wasps are less benign and gentle than others, Mac.
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LV said...

It is hard to snap a deer. They have senitive hearing. Great shot of the wasp, but keep the distance.

Christine said...

Even though it turned tail, it was good seeing its pretty rear end!
Great photo of the wasp - i've not seen one like it.

Jim said...

Good

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Nice macro shots of the wasps!

TexWisGirl said...

love the flag! :) and pretty wasp shots. and beautiful horses. thank you.

Alexia said...

Hmm - the words 'benign', 'gentle' and 'wasp' do not go together in my mind. Beautiful pics, though!

Michelle said...

Interesting info about the wasp. Haven't seen on like it before.

Linda said...

Excellent pictures of the wasp! I like the horse too!

eileeninmd said...

Hello, the wasp photos are awesome. I love the horses. Happy Friday, have a happy weekend!

Jim H. said...

Nice lens work on the wasp, tho'.

Rambling Woods said...

Oh those deer! I am going to read up on that new insect to me... thank you... Michelle

Ida said...

Deer can move so quickly. Neat looking wasp & some lovely horses by the fences.

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

That is one gorgeous wasp.