it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a wasp
Aug. 1st, 2014 10:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorI believe I just saw a Great Black Wasp feeding on the pollen provided by our thyme patch. Wiki says it's only been seen as far north as Lyman,ME, but global warming and all, we're not that far north of Lyman.
It's certainly an impressive beast, almost double the length of our large bumble bees, with the lean look of a wasp and a total goth black look, just a little bit of purple shine on the wings. I wouldn't want to be stung by one as the business end looks like business.
The bumbles and the honeybees are in a frenzy in the flower patch. After a few days of rain they seem anxious to get all they can and are pushing each other out of the way to into the flowers. Honeybees, though smaller, can shoulder the bumbles out of the way.
It's certainly an impressive beast, almost double the length of our large bumble bees, with the lean look of a wasp and a total goth black look, just a little bit of purple shine on the wings. I wouldn't want to be stung by one as the business end looks like business.
The bumbles and the honeybees are in a frenzy in the flower patch. After a few days of rain they seem anxious to get all they can and are pushing each other out of the way to into the flowers. Honeybees, though smaller, can shoulder the bumbles out of the way.
