Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Home is a hole in the wall
I found this little ruby-tail wasp exploring a crevice in a south-facing house wall near Durham yesterday.
First in had a look inside to check that there was nothing menacing lurking ....
......... then it turned around and reversed in...
........ surveying passers-by .....
..... and occasionally coming out into the sunshine .....
.... to soak up some warmth and display its wonderfully iridescent colours, like a living Faberge jewel
For more on the intriguing habits of ruby-tail wasps, click here
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Ruby-tail wasp,
walls
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These are wonderful shots.
ReplyDeleteIt is a gem.
Thanks Adrian, wonderful little insects
DeleteWhat fabulous colours (and photos!)
ReplyDeleteLittle gems, aren't they!?
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