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Common wasp This wasp didn't mind taking a photo but it's friend came to the rescue... Gladly I was faster at the back door. Geotagged,The Netherlands,Vespula vulgaris Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Common wasp

This wasp didn't mind taking a photo but it's friend came to the rescue... Gladly I was faster at the back door.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Lovely macro..were you as fast as your shutter speed??? Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
      Frankhuizen Photography
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      Ha ha, I have to train then and set a world record ;-) Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Graeme Ruck's profile
    Graeme Ruck
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    amazing photo, That's the only way I like to see them, have been bitten Posted 12 years ago

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The Common wasp

''Vespula vulgaris'', known as the Common wasp, is a species found in regions that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand and Australia. It is sometimes known in English as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species ''Vespula germanica'' or German wasp.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography
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By Frankhuizen Photography

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Uploaded Aug 21, 2013. Captured Aug 21, 2013 10:54 in Buitenwiek 24, 6003 CS Weert, The Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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