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The diagonal portrait of the previous wasp, was lucky this time to capture the process of them cleaning the eye, is in the photos below


f/9 | 1/125s | iso 100 | manual flash at about 1/4
Canon T1i with Canon MP-E 65mm @ 3x.


Wasp portrait XVI diagonal by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr

They usually clean the leg with the complex tongue, the leg have some brush hair I think they use to keep the eyes cleaned:


wasp_XVI_cleaning_leg by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr

With the legs brush cleaned they use it to clean the eyes, note the curvature of the legs fits the eye anatomy (it's just obsevation not sure about the scientific base for this):


wasp_XVI_cleaning_eye by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr

Just a last note is a photo at 1:1 to show the real scene were the wasp was placed in finger (for scale purposes)


wasp_portrait_XVI_wide by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr

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Just Amazing!!! well done

Great stuff! Your macro shots are brilliant!

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Thanks folks

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As always ...... Awesome!

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Pete

Gustavo! super serie!!!!!!!!

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Best wishes, Oleg

So beautiful！！！

NICE !!!! PIC
wayyyyyy better then me

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