Yellow Jacket photographs

These are some photographs of Yellow Jackets.  I found these Yellow Jacket Wasp under a log on a cold morning in spring.  These wasp, just like most other insects, slow down and cant fly during the colder days.  I was able to get these macro photographs of Yellow Jackets without any problems because the insects were cold and couldn't fly.

I shot these macro photographs of Yellow Jackets on my Canon 5D Mark II using a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x-5x macro lens and a Canon MT-24EX flahs unit.

Yellow Jackets are predatory insects that feed on necture, other insects and meat.  They live in colonies and will fiercly defend their nest.  Generally holes in the ground, bushes and other protected areas are used for nesting.  Yellow Jackets are mostly harmless to humans except for a painful sting.  Only people allergic have anything to fear.

These are some macro videos I took of Yellow Jacket Wasp.

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Striped Bark Scorpion

These are some photographs of a Striped Bark Scorpion.  The Striped Bark Scorpion(Centruroides vittatus) is one of the most common scorpions found in the United States.  These scorpions are mostly harmless except for a painful sting.  Very rarely death can occur mostly in individuals that are highly allergic.  Most stings occur by accident when someone steps on a scorpion.  Scorpions like to hide in dark places so a shoe left outside becomes a good hiding spot for a scorpion.  Striped Bark Scorpions are tan to light brown with two dark brown strips running down there back.  These arachnids live mostly in desert or arid land.  They can be found under rocks and debris during the day.  At night Striped Bark Scorpions forage for food.  These arachnid feed on small insects and other arachnids.  Striped Bark Scorpions are found from northern Mexico through Texas and up to Nebraska.
These photographs of Striped Bark Scorpions were shot outside Austin Texas.  I found the scorpion under a rock while I was hunting for things to photograph.  They are quite common in this area.  These photographs were shot on a Canon 5D Mark II using a Sigma 180mm macro lens.  For lighting I use a Canon MT-24EX twin flash.

These are some videos of a Striped Bark Scorpion.  In the first video you can see it is a female with baby scorpions on its back.

The second video is a Striped Bark Scorpion crawling on the ground.

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Paper Wasp photographs

These are some Paper Wasp Photographs I have taken.  Paper Wasp make nest usually around houses in the corners of the house.  Paper Wasp will defend their nest if it is disturbed.  This macro photographs where shot with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.

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