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a snack

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This is my first post here!
Last summer, I spotted a dozen wasps on a bunch in the lawn. During observation, a hornet was overflight us, and wasps escaped away, revealing a bat carcass. Hornet (Vespa crabro) landed near, nervously made three circles around the carcass, and start to bite off a piece of meat. Everything lasted for about 20 seconds, before he gone with 3mm wide piece of flesh, and I succeed to take a few snapshots. This is the most successful one, but still, a part of the legs was left outside the frame.

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Post by GaryB »

Nice 'action' shot.

It's not that often we see insects doing something as unusual as eating a bat, so well done :D

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Post by DeVil »

Very nice first post! :)

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Post by razashaikh »

Stunning!

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Post by zook »

Thanks for your comments, friends ...
There is another one, taken last summer. The wasp (Vespula germanica) eat a piece of dried remains of the earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
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Another one "a snack" action, female common darter (I presume Sympetrum striolatum) with prey.

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Post by anvancy »

Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: a snack

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Old topic, new photo. Lynx-spider (Oxyopes lineatus) with prey...

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Re: a snack

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These are all very good. Social wasps (hornets, yellowjackets, paper wasps) collect a lot of meat, mainly to feed to their larvae. This is usually in the form of insects, so when you see one of them quickly exploring your garden, ignoring the flowers, they are not out for pollen and nectar!
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