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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: Don_1 on 11/08/2009 12:15:46

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: Don_1 on 11/08/2009 12:15:46

Heres Laburnaum tree with a sting in it, well quite a few stings actually, its a wasp nest.

I took this shot at the weekend in Seaford, Sussex.

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi301.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn67%2Fexhibitrans%2FNATURE%2F068.jpg&hash=0a36ba2e405dc0853777f6eb631f6ac5)

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: neilep on 11/08/2009 13:14:51

wooo !!

Now that's something that should have (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fsigns1%2F12.gif&hash=17255e3c64cf9208cf11c731cecdf41d) attached to it !

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: Karen W. on 11/08/2009 13:20:14

Thats a great b shot of a very cool nest! WOW!!!

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: LeeE on 11/08/2009 16:36:30

Was it actually green?  All the wasps nests I've seen have been light brown, reflecting the pulped wood that they're made from.  If this nest is actually green, as it appears to be on my system, then I wonder what they made it out of?

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: neilep on 11/08/2009 16:54:01

They are eco-friendly wasps !

Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: Don_1 on 11/08/2009 17:22:49

The green appearance is mostly due to the leaves of the tree. However, your comment prompted me to take a closer look at the NEF file.

I'm afraid I can't show you this file here (its 12.3mb), but I have taken a portion to see if it will give a better result here. There are actually a great many colours in this structure, blues, greens, yellows, pinks. Its an amazingly beautiful piece of nature when viewed close up.

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Title: A sting in the tree
Post by: chris on 12/08/2009 11:45:36

I think you should set fire to it and see what colour the smoke is...

Chris