On an ancient piling holding back the dike at Oyster Bay, a swarm of yellow jackets are setting up housekeeping.
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| Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pennsylvanica |
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| These pilings have been here since the 1920s or '30s. Most have almost rotted away. |
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| Many of the yellowjackets were crawling about deep down in these cracks. |
And at the top of the piling, a tiny spider caught himself a fly. I caught up with him as he carried it down a blackberry cane to his lair on the bank.
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| Zebra spider, Salticus scenicus. |
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En uno de los pilotes antiguos que retienen el dique en Oyster Bay, un enjambre de avispas se están consruyendo un nido.
1. Avispa occidental, Vespula pennsylvanica.
2. Estos pilotes han detenido el dique desde los años entre 1920 y 1940. Casi todos están ya bien podridos.
3. Muchas de las avispas estaban en el centro del pilote, entrando y saliendo de estas grietas.
4. Y la punta del pilote una arañita saltarina capturó una mosca. Aquí la está llevando a su escondite, usando una rama de mora como puente. Araña cebra, Salticus scenicus.
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