Natural Sugar Trap. Vespula vulgaris, Common Wasp, and Cape Sundew, Drosera capensis, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

            The young'uns have flown their nest and no longer provide Wasp with their sweet nutrients. So it must fly out to seek what it needs. Late Summer has fewer nectar-producing flowers, at least in the dry spell we're having. So this particular Wasp was reduced to following the alluring odor of Cape Sundew, the well-known carnivorous plant. Its 'hairs' secrete those little, sparkling drops of 'dew' that have a sweet, fruity scent (the taste to me, at least, is not at all sweet). But beware! that stong viscous fluid serves as a sticky trap for the nourishment of the plants whose tendrils will fold around an unaware, caught insect. Bingo! A good meal, certainly if the unfortunate creature is as large as our ensnared Wasp. More digestive secretions will within half a day or so have reduced Wasp to plant nutrient leaving only its chitin as a sign of a filling meal.
   

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Binnenstad (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 2022

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Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

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Drosera capensis

Cape Sundew

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Summer

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sugar

Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Camera: Olympus TG-6, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 12.7mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	12.7mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.0
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