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Male Polistes dominula Back in 2012, one of my first macro ! Lucky enough to get a decent one without any experience !<br />
Funny fact, the support on which he sits is a barbecue stand ! European paper wasp,France,Geotagged,Polistes dominula,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Male Polistes dominula

Back in 2012, one of my first macro ! Lucky enough to get a decent one without any experience !
Funny fact, the support on which he sits is a barbecue stand !

    comments (5)

  1. 2012...10 year macro anniversary this year!

    PS: can you please set the location?
    Posted 3 years ago
    1. Yes already 10 years, times fly !

      Sorry Ferdy I totally forgot to mark the location on this one !
      Posted 3 years ago
      1. No problem. And if you ever want to check if you forgot to set a location, there's an "unmapped" overview here:
        https://www.jungledragon.com/user/6800/unmapped
        Posted 3 years ago
  2. A striking shot Julien Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks, old but this one is important to me ! Posted 3 years ago

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The European paper wasp is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus" Polistes". Its diet is more diverse than that of most "Polistes" species, making it superior over many others during the shortage of resources.

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Uploaded Mar 4, 2022. Captured Aug 23, 2012 09:03 in V48H+8W Puimoisson, France.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm