Paper Wasp

Description

This is one of the first subjects I photographed travelling back home to San Antonio after gaining a passion for macro photography. Adult wasps feed mostly on nectar and are one of the largest groups of pollinators in the U.S. Paper wasps build their nests from wood fibers mixed with saliva: a single layer of open, downward-facing cells hung from a stalk. They hunt caterpillars to feed their young. In late fall all but the fertilized queens die, and each queen passes the winter in a sheltered spot.