Quite a battle was waged under our carport this summer because the sun is too intense for our potted Foxtail Palm tree, it is also too intense for insects and a group of wasps / bees built and rebuilt their nest on the underside of the palm and they formed a UNION to protect the nest. They were bothersome whenever someone walked too close to the tree to the point of stinging a visitor. We finally won the battle to remove their nest but they won the war because they built another just around the corner of the house under a leaf of our Little Gem Magnolia.
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Patty Charles 
very nice photo!!
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Thanks for stopping glad you enjoyed.
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lol you can never win (especially against those unions)! Great picture!
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lol, thanks!
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oh, oh, an absolutely great close up, love it very much!
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thanks Tony!
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Great close up of the wasps and their home . . . I don’t think I would have gotten that close to those stingers.
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The weather was cool and they were staying on the nest.
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Union busters with those guys are really asking for trounle.
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lol!!!
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Too close for me! Even at 240mm
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Someone has to snap these, lol!
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I agree with Ellen! Perhaps 300mm might work and a fisheye shot makes me faint just thinking about it.
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ooooo, now I want to transform this into fisheye!
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I’m with Ellen…..too close for me.
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awww stick by me, I have bug spray!
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I wonder what the dues are?
Great close up!
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a pint a pound
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I hate wasps and they find my little son a real nice snack. Every year he gets stung at least once. Poor kid. Take care and I hope you can get rid of them!
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They do have nasty dispositions.
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Nice clarity on this shot.
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thank you and thanks for stopping by!
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The occupy carport guys are difficult to remove. I hosed some down this summer.
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Love the tag you gave them!
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They were nasty here also. I was grooming a deck vine and one came out of nowhere and stung me. This fall when the frost took the vines, I noticed a wasp nest under the railing about 6 inches from where I’d been grooming. Nasty things but you have a great photo of their nest!
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Have been stung in the same way by these buggers! Thanks!
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