Hedychrum nobile (Wasp)
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Hedychrum nobile (Wasp)
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Canon 400D, Canon 100mm f/2.8 @7.1 1/200 ISO 400, hand-held
Very interesting wasp. I have never seen one in my neck of the woods. Where are you located, is it a solitary wasp or a social wasp?
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Originally Posted by Iguide
Must be solitary...I only see one. :-)
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Originally Posted by Sean Setters
I see two, and it looks like they are about to kiss [:P]
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Originally Posted by TucsonTRD
I actually see THREE. And yeah...I won't take it any further. This is a family site. [:P][:$]
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Originally Posted by powers_brent
he he he
Well I see that there are at least three people in this world that have too much time on their hands. Do any of you have any idea just what I was asking? No? I didn't think so. Perhaps that is why you answered with attempts at humor. Rather poor attempts at that. So let me go through the steps of trying explain the differences to you.
A solitary wasp let's say Hemipepsis spp. ( Tarantula Hawk Wasp ) is a predatory insect that seeks out it's prey, such as a spider immobilize but does not kill it with her sting, digs a burial chamber puts the spider in ( there may be more than one spider used by her ) lays one egg on a spider. The egg will hatch in a few days and larva will feed on the living but immobilized spiders until it is ready to pupate. Which it does in the chamber until it develops into a fully grown adult, digs it's way out the chamber to start the cycle over again with a new generation.
Social wasps such as Polistes spp. ( Paper Wasp ) live together in nests where they care for the nest and larva with a communal society headed by a queen that lays the eggs and the workers care for the larva and the nest as a group.
So you see if you observe a single wasp it has nothing to do with it being a social or single wasp species. The same can be said of social wasps that are observed away from the nest are. More than one does not mean they are social wasps.
I could not find Hedychurum nobil in any of my North American Insect reference materials so that would lead me to conclude that it comes from another part of the globe.
With that,, our science lesson for the day is concluded.[W]
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Iguide-
Search the net for "Hedychrum nobile" instead.
Iguide if you look at the OP's profile you can see that he is from Switzerland. So I assume, and I may very well be wrong, that the shot was probably taken in Switzerland or nearby.
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I can't speak for the world, but in this particular thread, I see only one person with too much time on their hands. Should you decide to take a respite from your busy schedule - which is otherwise apparently quite occupied with denigrating the intelligence of others - and attempt to find him, a nearby polished reflective surface might be a good place to start looking.
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Originally Posted by hj.leuenberger
Sorry for the attitude, there's a fly (or wasp, as the case may be) in almost every jar of jam. [:P]
My personal experience with wasps has usually involved avoiding them, rather than capturing their beauty as you've so effectively done. Welcome to the TDP forums, and thanks for sharing the interesting image! [:)]
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QUICK!!! SOMEBODY CALL BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR!!!
(I'm allergic to psychedelic blue Wasps.)
I'd love to see one (or two or three)of these flying around my yard! Getting a picture of it might be worth the risk of getting stung!
Here are some paper wasps I took a photo of last year... XS + kit @ 47mm, f/5.6, 1/45sec, ISO 100 (Got any idea how close I am to these???) [:D]
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7nO3EBpvAsc/So...iu_TheHive.jpg
On second thought, maybe I won't take the risk ...these guys aren't staring at you just to say hello! Although, the top one looks like something out of a Disney movie! [:P]
Oh yes they're not staring to say "Hello!" but they're probably wondering what the heck am I doing in their face or perhaps they're seeing their reflection on the lens.. [:D]
By the way, these wasps are mean.. I've been bitten several times when I was a kid.
This wasp is not that rarely seen in Switzerland. I find it in residential areas, it`s prefering sunny, warm places. As far as I know, its a solitary species.
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Iguide-
Search the net for "Hedychrum nobile" instead.
Thank you very much for the suggestion, a very worth while one. I really appreciate an earnest attempt to help find the information I was inquiring about. Not having grown up with computers but rather with libraries and reference books I tend to forget that most likely any information I could be seeking is on the net. Thanks Again.
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Iguide
if you look at the OP's profile you can see that he is from
Switzerland. So I assume, and I may very well be wrong, that the shot
was probably taken in Switzerland or nearby.
I really appreciate you taking the time to find that information out. I never thought of that and it is the most simple way of answering my own question. Thank you very much for your time and effort. If I can ever be of any assistance to you in answering any questions in my field please do not hesitate to contact me.
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I sent you a personal message to start a private conversation.
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Originally Posted by hj.leuenberger
Thank You for taking the time to post that information in response to my questions. It was a nice capture.
May we all take the time to let our Lord touch our daily living with his grace and may we all have the kindness to share that with the others we encounter in our daily journeys.
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