The Living Forest (204) : European Hornet (1)
The European Hornet is an impressive insect and also the largest wasp in Europe (on the picture one can see very well the size difference between a fly and a hornet).
This wasp is rarely aggressive, in contrast to the much smaller common wasp.
The European Hornet is not attracted to human foods and wastes, but it eats insects.
Many people do not realise that Hornets control lots of species of insect pests, so its presence in a garden or agricultural farm should be welcomed as a benefit.
Because of its rather fearsome appearance, its size and loud sound this species has a bad public image, yet it is generally a peaceful, non-aggressive wasp.
More needs to be done to educate the public about this fascinating insect.
Dutch name : Hoornaar
German name : Hornisse
Latin name : Vespa crabro
aline64 24/09/2012 17:28
chacun de son côté, un beau shoot de ces insectesamicalement
† Ushie Farkas 24/09/2012 6:21
EXCELLENT in Licht und Motiv, Mark! Gruß UshieSilvia Simonato. 22/09/2012 23:36
Genial macro con gran efecto lumínico!!Saludos Silvia
Andrea Sagawe 22/09/2012 16:55
predator and prey... TOP shotcarinart 22/09/2012 14:51
Die sehe ich am liebsten auf deinem wunderschönen Foto!L.G. Karin
BRYAN CRUTE 22/09/2012 13:03
The lighting adds atmosphere to this dangerous insect !Regards
Bryan
John Mc D 21/09/2012 21:39
Excellent shot, beautiful picture, complimentsTeresaM 21/09/2012 5:29
Superbe cette présentation, Mark !Très belle la lumière sur cette vision.
Bonne journée & Amitiés,
Vitória Castelo Santos 21/09/2012 0:29
SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!Wolfgang Bazer 20/09/2012 22:21
An excellent photo!And thanks for this very good information about the peaceful character of hornets!
Bw Wolfgang
Adele D. Oliver 20/09/2012 21:13
a very clear and sharp close-up capture of the hornet and great in contrast with the small fly ... thank you for your as always interesting info - and here I feared the hornet a lot more than the wasp :-)))greetings, Adele
Véronique Soulier 20/09/2012 19:56
Great shot, wonderful warm lightgreetings
VS
willy ombret 20/09/2012 19:38
une photo macro merveilleuse excellente lumièretrès belle scène et super le moment
willy ombret
Bernd Brügging 20/09/2012 19:33
Im warmen Licht der Sonne wirkt die Hornisse wie in einem Bühnenscheinwerfer. Klasse auch die Nähe und die Stimmung, die deine fantastische Aufnahme vermittelt.HG
Bernd
Josef Kainz 20/09/2012 19:24
Ein feines Makro gefällt mirvg josef