Lets not get too close!

I'm not certain if this is a yellowjacket, or a cicada killer wasp - but I was surrounded by them on the bamboo blooms.

Risky Attraction yellow jacket hornets!

The bamboo is in it's full glory. The blooms attract just about everything including almost the full range of stinging critters. Bees, wasp, hornets. It's not an area I want to push my way through right now, but the bamboo surrounds the north-east corner of the retreat. What a spot to photograph these insects.

Yet this is no garden of Eden.

Can you see what is lurking there to catch the unwary? Yet this is also a dangerous place for her. There are hunting wasps frequenting the area, and this is one of their special treats to feed their emerging grubs.

Blooming Bamboo

The babboo is now as high as the roof of the retreat. With the hot weather we are having it should be in full bloom by tomorrow. The bees and hornets are already checking it out.