Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Wasp May 2008-11.jpg

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Young paper wasp taking off[edit]

Original - Three, two, one, .... GO! This young paper wasp (Polites gallicus) looks like leaving the hangar and preparing to take off. With her four sisters, she belongs to the first generation of this colony.
Reason
Detailed and high quality depiction of a paper wasp in its natural environment
Articles this image appears in
Paper wasp, Polistes
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
  • Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 07:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - excellent enc. value and detail. — BRIAN0918 • 2008-05-29 13:11Z
  • Support shows it good --Richard Bartz (talk) 21:20, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I would suggest, however, editing the caption to something a little more formal in style. Clegs (talk) 23:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Great shot, perfect exposure. Would prefer to not have the other wasp in the corner, but its rare to get everything right. :-) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 23:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very nice capture. Yeah, the wasp in the corner is stealing a bit of the limelight, but can't be helped. Capital photographer (talk) 13:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I wish the other wasp wasn't there, but otherwise, it's a nice image. SpencerT♦C 01:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Laitche (talk) 16:11, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Ilikefood (talk) 23:02, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support although would prefer a wider crop for the wing's sake. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 15:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Wasp May 2008-11.jpg MER-C 09:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]