A Nature Lesson With A Brachonid Wasp by Carol Rollins

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20-AUG-2008	Š2008 Carol L. Breton

A Nature Lesson With A Brachonid Wasp

Texas Canyon, Dragoon, AZ

This species/sub-species of Wasp stings their prey, lays their eggs on it, and then buries the
prey where the larvae will feed upon it while they develop.
Here are three images showing the Wasp digging a hole, dragging a Katydid into the hole, and
then covering the hole over with dirt! She dragged that Katydid so quickly, I got one shot.
I was so glad that I stopped to watch this! A close up Nature Lesson! Looks like dirty work too.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1600s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Bill Boswell		31-Aug-2009 17:37
I would like to know more about these wasp,I have about twenty of these wasp digging holes in the dirt floor of my barn.Very interesting to watch when they bring back a larva or a meal,not sure which it is.Very easy to get pictures or videos of these wasp.Please contact me.

john savage		29-Aug-2008 01:48
Awesome shooting and great lesson. V

Sam Rua		28-Aug-2008 11:39
Nice nature lesson, Carol. I've seen these in action and they waste no time in getting their cache underground. Amazingly strong creatures. This series reminds me of my tarantula / pepsis wasp encounter. Well done. V.

Neal Nye		24-Aug-2008 11:36
It's amazing that it happens to fast. I'd have thought it would take her an hour to do that. Fascinating shots!

NealyBob		24-Aug-2008 03:21
Wonderful series of shots Carol! Thanks for the lesson~!V

Guest		24-Aug-2008 02:04
Beautiful series, Carol. Very well presented. V

carol j. phipps		24-Aug-2008 01:47
Wow! there's a plan!!! V

Liz Bickel		24-Aug-2008 00:04
A very impressive series, Carol!!!

Hank Vander Velde		23-Aug-2008 23:49
Very nice series Carol. Great and very interesting narration too. V.

coaster		23-Aug-2008 23:04
Nice series and very interesting lesson.

Walter Otto Koenig		23-Aug-2008 22:52
Very interesting lesson well documented in pictures and words. Learned something again. "V"

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