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Got stung by a wasp, cleverly hiding inside the handle of the sauna bucket.

Big wasp hurts a lot 😬

Reminded me of when I was pulling up anchor on the foredeck of our boat in Greece and took a step back without looking. Onto a wasp, which stung me into that soft skin between the toes.

I had the anchor out of the ground already, so couldn't stop to hold my toe. @vaviurka back at the helm was wondering why this routine operation yielded so much swearing until I limped back 😆

I must admit that even though I really don't like wasps in summer - especially when going out to eat outside - they're quite polite when it comes to taking photos of them. If you don't disturb them pollinating flowers, they let you come quite near. Of course you still have to be careful, mustn't move hastily and hear their buzzing all the time, but it's worth it.
Moreover, they're interesting creatures when you see them this detailed - just like any other insect.
Taken in Germany with Sony Alpha 6000, Samyang Macro 100m, ISO 800 (all of them), 1/200s to 1/250s

#macro #macrophotography #photography #wasp #nature #animal #closeup #wildanimal #wildlife #wilderness #insect #allgäu

I seem to have a lot of paper wasps in the yard at the moment.. I'm pretty sure they have a nest in the roof of the garage because they're following the fence line along to it.

I don't have to get rid of them, right? Like they're not terribly harmful or aggressive and I can just leave them be (pun intended..) and not have to get someone in to kill them, right?

Stil Licht Fotografie | 74 from 622 photos | Franse #veldwespen #wasp op bloeiende #klimop. Makkelijk te herkennen door de lange poten die tijdens het vliegen in de lucht hangen. Ik zag ze een paar jaar geleden voor het eerst in #Eindhoven #natuur #nature @wespenstichting
eu.zonerama.com/Link/Photo/203

ZoneramaNatuur - Natureby Frans van Beers - Stil Licht Fotografie | 74 from 622 photos | Franse veldwespen (Polistes dominulus) op klimop | ©Frans van Beers

jetzt seht euch diese schönheit an, die da auf dem weg krabbelte 😍
eine Haus-Feldwespe Polistes dominula, eine sehr verträgliche wespenart, ein nützling, auch wenn ich diese so menschenzentristische einteilung eigentlich ablehne. die tut einem jedenfalls für gewöhnlich nichts, das ist auch nicht diese hartnäckig-aufdringliche sorte die unbedingt was von deinem kuchen haben will