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More Late Breaking Wasps
Found dead, unfortunately: a Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp/Dielis plumipes plumipes, at Arverne East, one of the few places they’ve been found in NYC. A close-up of the feathery leg. These feed their young scarab beetle larvae. Ammophila pictipennis dusted with a bit of pollen. Adults eat nectar and hunt caterpillars for their young. Aerial yellowjacket nest,…
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Mating Ball
Vespa crabro, the European Hornet, was introduced to North America by the 1840s. It seems to have naturalized. This time of year, bunches of males are on the wing, waiting for females. This is a scrum of several males around around a (larger) female, hoping to mate. One succeeds. They’re attached for a few minutes.…
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Raptor Wednesday
Across the street in the early morning. This one was jockeying with a crow for pole position on field lights: This one was being chased around by another male and a couple of Blue Jays.
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