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    Cuckoo wasp on black knapweed

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    Cuckoo wasp on black knapweed
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    by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 12 Apr 2025
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    Without them… it is the end

    • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
    • Focal: 400 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0015625 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 7.1
    tagged: cuckoo wasp knapweed flower plant daisy pollen purple petal animal bee honey_bee insect invertebrate thistle green arthropod pollinator close-up pest spotted_knapweed

    4 comments


    hmellon posted 2025-04-20 4:38am

    Love the statement this beautiful image makes, Yves. Stunning colours and detail here.

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    perkyleb posted 2025-04-16 9:50am

    I agree with Clifford and Debra. I love how the leaf on the right leads your eye to the subject.

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    Clifford Dupuis posted 2025-04-13 10:20pm

    very nice composition and use of DOF as well as beautiful colors

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    Debra Plett posted 2025-04-13 11:26am

    So true Yves. Nicely captured, the sharp focus on the wasp and flower are floating beautifully on top of the soft bokeh.

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