Deranged Photography Contests - Bug Out - Ammophila hirsuta
Ammophila hirsuta
Saludos amigos de Steemit y seguidores de #derangedphotography. Los seres humanos a veces vivimos muy ocupados y no nos damos cuenta de muchas cosas que suceden a nuestro alrededor. Hay un pequeño universo de insectos que viven día a día con nosotros y hacen cosas extraordinarias. Hace unos meses pude capturar con mi cámara algo que nunca había visto y que me llamó la atención. Cerca de mi casa vi un insecto cavando en la arena, estaba haciendo una especie de madriguera con mucha dedicación, decidí quedarme para ver qué era y, para mi sorpresa, sucedieron cosas extraordinarias que nunca había visto.
Greetings friends of Steemit and followers of #derangedphotography. Human beings sometimes live very busy and we do not realize many things that happen around us. There is a small universe of insects that live day by day with us and do extraordinary things. A few months ago I was able to capture with my camera something that I had never seen and that caught my attention. Near my house I saw an insect digging in the sand, I decided to stay to see what it was and, to my surprise, extraordinary things happened that I had never seen.
Después de investigar me di cuenta de que este insecto es un Ammophila hirsuta comúnmente conocido como una avispa zapadora, avispa de arena o avispa excavadora. La hembra trabaja sola para construir el nido, busca el lugar ideal para cavar después de buscar a su presa que generalmente es más grande que ella, aguijonea repetidamente sus centros nerviosos hasta que le produce parálisis, la presa que alimentará a su larva se mantiene viva durante días, la transporta al nido excavado, volando o arrastrándola si es muy pesada. Una vez allí, la introduce en el nido donde deposita un huevo pequeño. Si la presa es lo suficientemente grande como para alimentar a su larva, cerrará el nido permanentemente, de lo contrario, repetirá la operación tantas veces como sea necesario hasta que el nido esté aprovisionado adecuadamente; después procederá a su cierre permanente y partirá, de nuevo, en busca de un nuevo lugar para construir otro nido. Cada hembra puede cuidar alrededor de seis nidos que inspecciona regularmente.
After researching I realized that this insect is an Ammophila hirsuta commonly known as a sapper wasp, sand wasp or wasp digger. The female works alone to build the nest, looks for the ideal place to dig after looking for her prey that is generally larger than her, repeatedly stings her nervous centers until paralysis occurs, the prey that will feed her larva remains alive for days, it transports it to the excavated nest, flying or crawling it if it is very heavy. Once there, it enters the nest where it deposits a small egg. If the prey is large enough to feed its larva, it will close the nest permanently, otherwise, it will repeat the operation as many times as necessary until the nest is suitably provisioned; then proceed to its permanent closure and depart, again, in search of a new place to build another nest. Each female can take care of about six nests that she inspects regularly.
Aquí les dejo un vídeo que pude grabar de esta maravillosa criatura.
Author: @manuel82
Photograph taken with camera Fujifilm FinePix HS25EXR
Cumaná - Venezuela
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Photograph taken with camera Fujifilm FinePix HS25EXR
Cumaná - Venezuela
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