Carrot wasp ( Gasteruption ), male by larose forest photos

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14-JUN-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Carrot wasp (Gasteruption), male

Reveler Conservation Area

Nectaring on wild blackberry flowers, this small (approx 35 mm) wasp is distinguished by its 'neck' and its long abdomen. The female is shown in the next photo.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Don		14-Jan-2016 02:49
Great photo of this striking wasp.

laine		25-Jun-2015 20:10
an excellent shot of the action, Christine.

Marcia Colelli		25-Jun-2015 18:59
Wonderful close up capture. Nice bokeh. V

Helen Betts		25-Jun-2015 18:27
Excellent capture but makes me nervous to look at ;-). V.

Ceya		25-Jun-2015 16:21
Excellent capture! Lovely detail, color and DOF. V!

Pierre Martin		25-Jun-2015 14:48
great shot in that poor light!

Blandine Mangin		25-Jun-2015 14:46
beautiful close-up ! v

Isabel Cutler		25-Jun-2015 14:46
Cool catch of this fascinating creature.

Carl Carbone		25-Jun-2015 14:26
You are a nature super sleuth! Great find and capture.

Jim Coffman		25-Jun-2015 13:45
A excellent macro showing the mini world around us!

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