Details of exhibit
- Exhibition:
- 1910 Fifty-fifth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
- Exhibit title:
- Queen Wasp (Vespa vulgaris ?)
- Exhibitor:
- Phillip J. Barraud
- Section:
- III. Natural History Photography
- Exhibit No.:
- 339
- Description:
- In attitude assumed during hibernation (x 6). In the autumn the insect selects some secluded spot in which to pass the winter. She then taken a firm grip, with her jaws, of the substance on which she is resting, whether it be wood, cardboard, or some softer material (in this case a piece of coarse muslin). The legs, wings and antennæ are then carefully folded away under the body to preserve them from damage. In this remarkable position the insect reminds one more of a helpless pupa than a perfect insect, the legs being quite useless as prehensile organs she remains, motionless until the warmth of Spring calls her forth to found a new colony.
- Exhibit type:
- Photographic equipment and supplies
- Process:
- [Not Listed] ()
- Award:
- none
