[OM] Re: Is this a hornet or a queen wasp

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I guess it was a hornet then, some better photo's these to document size 
using 14-54

http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/photos/69186754-M.jpg
http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/photos/69186757-M.jpg

then I decided to get the 90 macro out ;-)

http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/photos/69186750-M.jpg
http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/photos/69186750-M.jpg

and while the 90 was on I spotted this.

http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/photos/69194073-M.jpg


IanW


Piers Hemy wrote:
> Hard to tell from your image, Ian.  Distinguishing feature of a hornet is
> the presence of three simple eyes placed between the two large compund eye,
> plainly visible in this image:
> 
> http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/hymenoptera2socialwasps1_files/image0
> 16.jpg 
> 

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