Wasp baiting

[Lord Vetinari]

After much trying I finally managed to bait some wasps with a small piece of raw fish. The wasps were biting off small chunks and carrying them back to their nest.
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Brian V.

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[Skippy]

After much trying I finally managed to bait some wasps with a small piece of raw fish. The wasps were biting off small chunks and carrying them back to their nest.
Last shot is a 14 shot animation and may take a while to load.

Brian V.



Now that would have been aweseome to see for real.
Getting to see how they use those jaws to rip the fish apart :clap

Did it take them long to cut pieces from the Bait you put out?

Awesome animation Brian :ivar ......... Skippy :D
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[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks Skippy :)
I'd guess it took about 30 secs to get a suitable piece off. I was trying to time how long it would take them to get rid of the whole 1"*2" piece, but my cat ran off with it halfway through :)

Brian V.

[BillyTom]

After much trying I finally managed to bait some wasps with a small piece of raw fish. The wasps were biting off small chunks and carrying them back to their nest.
Last shot is a 14 shot animation and may take a while to load.

Brian V.



These are just way cool. The animation shot is a testiment to how magnificent nature is!! I guess I need to start warming the wife up to a Macro lens!!

[Giphsub]

Ha! Lucky puss!

Great set Brian. And that animation is very cool too :clap

[Ekaj]

Very cool shots. I like the animation. I'm thinking about getting a d90 to make macro movies.

[Cuong]

That small chunk looks like half the size of its body. Love all the shots, especially the animation.

Cuong

[GOLDENORFE]

great shots Brian, thats a good idea to keep them interested .
are they the same wasps i shot? or germans.
phil

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks for the comments :)

Phil - these are common wasps - have the near anchor shape between the eyes.

Brian V.