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"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... Superb! Do you know what kind of wasp it is? Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... Superb! Do you know what kind of wasp it is? Mary It is a paper wasp aka umbrella wasp. Those are the ones that build nests like upside down umbrellas, honey-combed. They are gentle insects, like honey-bees. They eat insects and nectar and are considered to be beneficial. I have them all over my garden, and we get along just fine. I've seen them build nests in alcoves, entry ways to buildings and you could stop and look at them with your head 2 feet away from the nest, and they would just ignore you. |
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"Zoot" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... Superb! Do you know what kind of wasp it is? Mary It is a paper wasp aka umbrella wasp. Those are the ones that build nests like upside down umbrellas, honey-combed. They are gentle insects, like honey-bees. They eat insects and nectar and are considered to be beneficial. I have them all over my garden, and we get along just fine. I've seen them build nests in alcoves, entry ways to buildings and you could stop and look at them with your head 2 feet away from the nest, and they would just ignore you. I don't know of a wasp like that. What's its scientific name? Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Zoot" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... Superb! Do you know what kind of wasp it is? Mary It is a paper wasp aka umbrella wasp. Those are the ones that build nests like upside down umbrellas, honey-combed. They are gentle insects, like honey-bees. They eat insects and nectar and are considered to be beneficial. I have them all over my garden, and we get along just fine. I've seen them build nests in alcoves, entry ways to buildings and you could stop and look at them with your head 2 feet away from the nest, and they would just ignore you. I don't know of a wasp like that. What's its scientific name? Mary They are of the genus Polistes. The ones we have around here appear to be Polistes dominula aka European paper wasp. They are very common in the western and south-west USA. I've seen them from Nevada all the way up to Washington. You can easily distinguish them from yellowjackets by the legs that hang down when they fly, and the shape of the abdomen. They have nasty stings, but they are so gentle they seldom actually sting anyone. You have to do something like poke their nest to make them mad. |
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"Zoot" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Zoot" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... Superb! Do you know what kind of wasp it is? Mary It is a paper wasp aka umbrella wasp. Those are the ones that build nests like upside down umbrellas, honey-combed. They are gentle insects, like honey-bees. They eat insects and nectar and are considered to be beneficial. I have them all over my garden, and we get along just fine. I've seen them build nests in alcoves, entry ways to buildings and you could stop and look at them with your head 2 feet away from the nest, and they would just ignore you. I don't know of a wasp like that. What's its scientific name? Mary They are of the genus Polistes. The ones we have around here appear to be Polistes dominula aka European paper wasp. They are very common in the western and south-west USA. I've seen them from Nevada all the way up to Washington. You can easily distinguish them from yellowjackets by the legs that hang down when they fly, and the shape of the abdomen. They have nasty stings, but they are so gentle they seldom actually sting anyone. You have to do something like poke their nest to make them mad. It doesn't look like any polistes type I've seen. But you have to disturb the nest or the individual to make any wasp sting .... Mary |
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I am more interested in the type of camera that took the shot
Tony |
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I am more interested in the type of camera that took the shot
Tony Check the EXIF. -- Travis in Shoreline Washington |
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