Mud Dauber Wasp

[bayourebel]

Just leveled some dirt and planted some bermuda grass. Put sprinklers on, and these were my first visitors.

[tiger98]

Good capture Jerry. I'm he didn't like you being that close! Jim

[WackyRoger]

I don't care how big a zoom you were using in my opinion you were to close to that THING.

TOTALLY WACKY roger
FZ 30, Nikon TCE17, QuikAim Max RDS, Zeiss Digiscope/Sony W7

[bayourebel]

Thanks Jim and Roger. I was trying not to upset him. It was hard to focus on the wasp and not the few blades of grass.

[WackyRoger]

If the two of us had been together when you finished taking the photo you would of notice I was no longer close to you or that THING.


bayourebel wrote:

Thanks Jim and Roger. I was trying not to upset him. It was hard to focus on the wasp and not the few blades of grass.

[Bootneck3]

Yuk!

Are they aggressive Jerry

[bayourebel]

Roger, I would be more afraid of the bulls, you had photos of recently. But then, it is all in what we are used to.

[bayourebel]

Fred, they can be when aroused, but in most cases they will retreat.

[tiger98]

Jerry, While in Michigan I also had an opportunity for a wasp S&R, (Shoot and Run), picture. I was able to get in close but when the flash went off so did I ! There was a big nest of them and they were not happy with me! :-) Jim

[NickTrop_redux]

The Mud Dauber wasp makes good soup.

Mud Dauber Wasp Soup

1 teaspoons shallots
1 teaspoons carrots 
1 teaspoons leek 
2 tee spoons mushrooms 
some garlic 
24 mud dauber wasps cut in half (keep juice) 
some butter 
1 teaspoons potato starch 
0,4l snail juice 
0,2l chicken broth 
some white wine 
0,4l heavy cream Salt, 
pepper, muscat, 
1 teaspoons garden herbs 
2 egg yolk 

wash and clean shallots, carrots and garlic
chop in small pieces, then saute them with then mud dauber wasps in butter
add starch. Top with the mud dauber wasp juice, chicken broth and wine,
let simmer for a few minutes, add Cream and simmer a few more minutes.
Season with Salt Pepper and muscat. Add finely copped garden herbs and 
bind with the egg yolks