📷 Of Hornets and Honey Bees by ocrdu

photography · @ocrdu · Aug 2 '18 (edited)

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📷 Of Hornets and Honey Bees

This hornet has caught a bee:

![HoornaarMetBijLBP20181.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXrjwtqXSqPh4gJ1tR54PHk4pnj43QpGM93suivLFgz9s/HoornaarMetBijLBP20181.jpg)

It is filleting it, while hanging from a tree branch. The head has already been removed:

![HoornaarMetBijLBP20182.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUXLceCb6vCwPi3qsygbw25rvqrEoXnTzBH3wSczV1o8a/HoornaarMetBijLBP20182.jpg)

*Snap*, and there goes a wing:

![HoornaarMetBijLBP20183.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPe9Tbu9vM5Un1hWPvpXtWxm3KLH1DFQEHBYPktfy98at/HoornaarMetBijLBP20183.jpg)

Some further trimming, and the former honey bee is ready for transport back to the hornet's nest:

![HoornaarMetBijLBP20184.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPdzcqgBJHcoiHG72L76MqfahFnBgwmFSGkNdCQHDuK63/HoornaarMetBijLBP20184.jpg)

Hornets don't hunt bees and other insects to eat them; they fillet them and feed them to the little young hornets.

Isn't that cute?

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@theguys · Jul 30 '18

Such an AESTETIC shot

👎 ocrdu

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@galleryworld · Jul 30 '18

Such a amazing photography :) well done !

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@kryptik · Jul 30 '18

They’re just kissing right dad? They’re friends right?

👍 donnadavisart, ocrdu

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@ocrdu · Jul 30 '18 (edited)

Yes son, they're just hugging, but the big one doesn't know its own strength. Always hug carefully and safely!

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@suhardi · Jul 30 '18

good work @ocrdu which successfully photographed hornets and honey bees activities. continue to work and always success @ocrdu

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@meesterboom · Jul 30 '18

Aw that is cute, such delightful things!

👍 ocrdu

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@steemflow · Jul 30 '18

Quite goods one...i too got a hornet..sitying on my lappy..

 ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/ceuybqsbwg.jpg)

👍 ocrdu

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@suckpuppet · Jul 30 '18 (edited)

Very well caught!

From the looks of it, this is a *European hornet* (Vespa crabro) working on a *European honey bee* (Apis mellifera), am I correct?

<hr>

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@ocrdu · Jul 30 '18

Yes you are!

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@zirochka · Jul 30 '18

Not sure about cuteness, but one thing I know for sure -  you're courageous photographer

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@ocrdu · Jul 30 '18 (edited)

Not really; this species of hornet is quite friendly to humans. They don't like you standing too close to their nest, but they will even warn you first before they attack. Take a step back and all is well.

Besides, this one had its hands full ...

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@zirochka · Jul 30 '18 (edited)

what a polite species :)

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@foxkoit · Jul 30 '18

I see it here also.... this big bugs eat everything :))

👍 ocrdu

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@ocrdu · Jul 30 '18 (edited)

They will catch anything. This one was hanging out near a bees' nest earlier, all it had to do was fly past and grab one.

👍 foxkoit

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@foxkoit · Jul 30 '18

You must make a video when they make this :))

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@donnadavisart · Jul 30 '18

Kiddos! Dinner is ready!

👍 ocrdu

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