the potter wasp

the potter wasp along a sublime background…

potter wasp. family: vespidae. subfamily: eumeninae

potter wasp. family: vespidae. subfamily: eumeninae

The potter wasps get their name due to the pot-like nests they build using mud. Family: Vespidae, Subfamily: Eumeninae.

Date: 20 Jul 2007
Location: @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Camera: Nikon D80 + Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di Macro Lens

25 Responses

  1. Happy Kitten says:

    Rocksea and Sarah.. nice to have met you both through the blogosphere and thanks for the comment on my blog…

    both of you rock…what else can I say when I see so much compassion, sensitivity, and much more… and at such young age too… I am truly inspired…..

    cheers!

  2. Rock,

    Have you any pix of their elegant little mud-pots? Any idea which species?

    Urree nice.

  3. Kidu shots.
    Engane itinod okke pose cheyyan parayunnu? 😀
    -Nikhil

  4. Andy says:

    Wow beautiful macro. Love the colors of the flower behind the wasp. Also thanks for visiting my photoblog!

  5. Indrani says:

    STUNNING SHOTS!
    I liked your perspective in the shots.

  6. Tara says:

    Hi there,
    Lovely pictures. Nature and its beauty.. very well captured.

    I am in for reading/going through more of your pictures/articles.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. How else would I get to know of yours 🙂

    Cheers

  7. sandeep says:

    beautiful macro shots. nice color saturation and focus.

  8. Abhilash says:

    Happy Independence day and nice photographs Roxy…

  9. birdy says:

    You have nice shots of potter wasps. Particularly the one on crown of thorn flower is awesome. Potter wasps are very rare with us.

  10. Cuckoo says:

    Bindu said it ! I was about to say the same. 🙂

    The shot is awesome.

    And I like the way you both (you & sarah) speak to each other. 🙂

    Keep it up.

  11. bindu says:

    your macro shots are beautiful. The soft focus in the background and the colors make the wasp pop out.

  12. sarah says:

    Awesome colors! Before leaving India, I had noticed a BIG nest of this wasp on the corner of the balcony door, nicely hidden against the brown background. The nest had gotten so big (probably bigger than the size of my 2 fists) that it was crumbling and falling down under its own weight!

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