A DIGGING WASP AT WORK
It happened in my garden, on the ground between two rows of tomato plants, a couple of days ago. A wasp was digging a hole and I was recording and photographing the process. It took a couple of hours for the insect to accept my presence, but once it did, I was able to come very close and use the macro lens.
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The wasp in question is Sphex funerarius, a species from the Sphecidae family. The larvae feed on living grasshoppers that the females like the one shown in today's post paralyze and carry to the underground nest. The female stores several grasshoppers in a nest. I saw the wasp dig two nests in my garden but unfortunately, I wasn't there when she brought the paralyzed grasshoppers. Maybe I'll get that moment next year for one of the future posts.
And now, it's time to take a look at the video, the central, probably most attractive part of this thing I prepared for today. Have a good viewing.
When it comes to the structure of the wasp's underground nest, there is a corridor, about fifteen centimeters long, with more brood chambers. In each of those chambers, one prey is stored with an egg. The eggs hatch after three or four days and the larvae feed on paralyzed grasshoppers ( locusts and bushcrickets, sometimes adults but more often nymphs) for another eighteen days. The adult males and females feed on nectar.
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AND THAT'S IT. AS ALWAYS HERE ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE VIDEO ARE MY WORK
The following link will take you to the site with more information about the protagonist of this post. I found some stuff about it there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphex_funerarius
The music in the video is some lovely free-to-use stuff I found on Pixabay.
Music by Artem Hramushkin from Pixabay
Music by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay
Music by Lof Cosmos from Pixabay
So that's what it's really like working on Mother Nature's construction site !LOL
Superb macro photos as always, thanks for sharing them 👌
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This is amazing
I can see how the wasp was digging out the sands and pouring the sand elsewhere
Amazing creatures!
Wow!... What a beautiful creature, my jaw dropped watching the video!... Great moment @borjan friend... Here we have similar species, I've seen some fly with paralyzed caterpillars between their legs, but I haven't been able to photograph them yet...Thank you very much for sharing!
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Insectos 🦋🐌 del jardín de @borjan que nadie los toque, protejer a los insectos 🦋✨💜sa
Sí, me gusta tener muchos insectos en mi patio y jardín. 😄Es más como si estuviera cultivando insectos para fotografía que frutas y verduras para la cocina.
Yo lo sé 😃 mi amigo @borjan por eso me gusta ver tu contenido, por los insectos .
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Insectos 🦋🐌 del jardín de @borjan que nadie los toque, protejer a los insectos 🦋✨💜sa
Esa avispa es super inteligente, me gusta lo que hace..avispas y sus actitudes.
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Their sense of smell is very sharp as we see how quickly they burrow into the soil and stay there for a long time especially in winter.
Wow! You did great in recording this, ahh remind me of some documentaries.
How sharp these tiny creatures are. So much wise .
Interesting and amazing video! A very productive wasp at work. The life of insects is often fascinating to us :)
A remarkably formidable creature, who thanks to your awesome video.. I can now appreciate the beauty of from a closer perspective. Normally, I'd be keeping my careful distance lmao! Thanks for the interesting knowledge as well my friend.
Por eso amo 💓😻 mucho los insectos son inteligentes, hábiles y tienen alas y 6 patas
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It is really a beautiful creature though it might be dangerous
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You capture them well. The photos are so clear!
Me llama la atención la vida de los insectos.
What an interesting wasp!
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