Wasp in Pine Cone

lovely photo!!

that new camera of yours looks very effective

So clear it's a little bit scary Lol!

First real try with the new one...quite odd not being automatic.

Wow Pimp that is scary good like Annie said...

Took some Pines for you 7 found him there by accident.

It didn't register as a cone, thought it was some kind of wasp/bee home.

looking down on the wasp its almost like a motorbike ~ can you see the handlebars?

brilliant Pims, was he stuck by any chance it looks a bit cramped in there...

great pic

I see that Sticki! The thorax is the petrol tank and the abdomen the rear fairing. The compound eyes are the dials, and the bumps on the head the switches.

Pimp, it's not a wasp but a motorbike stuck in a pinecone.

yep thats it!!!!

The way some people park. selfish pure selfish!

i hope he can reverse without too much damage to the handlebars.

He'd better move before the weather changes to damp again..get crushed.

ooh yes, i wonder if an alarm goes off ~ or does he wait to get wet then fly?

Incredible shot....and that's without my specs on!!

Amazing pic!

I wouldn't like to get that close to such a large wasp, Pimm's - have you magnified him to alarm us?!

Brilliant pic! :)

Lol...I am terrified of them, nasty evil (add swear word of your choice) You should see the un resized version Sheila...

Brilliant photo, Pim...but, I hate wasps...

Me too !

this wasp is probably gnawing at the pine cone to turn the wood into pulp to make it's nest with to lay it's eggs. It's probably a queen as wasps don't store any food for the winter to feed their brood with or the workers come to that!.

Its cousin has already gnawed away tiny strips of wood from our shed . . . we now have a stripey shed! Their nests are amazing works of art (and I know you'd love to see a picture, but I'm a techno-prat, sorry :)))

My Ex brother in law worked worked for Rentokil and used to bring some of the most ellaborate nests home to give to the local schools. Works of art indeed.

Glad to know you've seen one Pimm's :)

when we moved into this bungalow there was a huge nest in the loftspace. Wasps do a lot of good even though most people hate them. They rid the garden of pests to take away to feed the grubs in their nest.