Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Cuckoo wasp on black knapweed
  

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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