Commons:Valued image candidates/Wasp paralysing a bee

Wasp paralysing a bee

**undecided**
Images	The bee is kept by the neck while being stinged The bee stopped struggling The wasp and its prey are ready to take off
Description	A Beekiller Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) paralysing a prey. The first image shows the use of the wasp's jaws to hold the bee by the neck while stinging it; in the second image, the prey stoped struggling and is being put in the right position for transportation; in the third image the bee is already in position, under the wasp, which will take off with its prey. The bee was caught in mid air and brought to the ground to be paralysed. The whole process took les than 15 seconds.
Nominated by	Alvesgaspar (talk) on 2008-08-12 23:42 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued set of images on Wikimedia Commons within the scope: *Beekiller Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) paralysing a prey*
Review (criteria)	Info A Beekiller Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) paralysing a prey. The first image shows the use of the wasp's jaws to hold the bee by the neck while stinging it; in the second image, the prey stoped struggling and is being put in the right position for transportation; in the third image the bee is already in position, under the wasp, which will take off with its prey. The bee was caught in mid air and brought to the ground to be paralysed. The whole process took les than 15 seconds. Neutral I took the liberty of adding Category:Predation to the images as that seemed relevant also given the scope. The only thing in this nomination I have a problem with is the thing about how well it illustrates the scope. I think a set of images should give a good idea about what it is about without reading the suppplementary text. What I see in the images is a wasp on top of another insect. I cannot see very well that the other insect is a bee nor can I see any significant difference in what is going on from image to image. I can't see the whasp stinging, rearranging it of grapping it to carry it away. I think you could have randomized the association of the descriptions with the iages without me noticing. On the other hand I will not opoose either since it is quite challenging to get such a series of photos in the first place, each image is of a good technincal quality and you have to be at the right place ready with your camera when this happens. Curious to hear the opinion of other reviewes. -- Slaunger (talk) 11:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply] Result: 1 neutral => Undecided. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:06, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]