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Vishal Jadhav / Lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis) workers entering and exiting their nesting hole, Maharashtra, India, May.
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Nick Upton / Heath sand wasp (Ammophila pubescens) excavating a nest burrow in a bare sandy patch of heathland, flying back and forth, carrying away balls of sand between its mandibles and its raised front legs, D...
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Dave Bevan / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) returning to nest with European honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey, digging for entrance, Suffolk, England, UK, July.
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Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on bread and jam. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Colin Varndell / Hornet (Vespa crabro) drinking at bird bath. Dorset, UK, July.
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Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.
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Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.
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Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) adding material to nest, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, July.
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Robert Thompson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September
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MYN / Marc Pihet / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Andy Sands / German wasp (Vespula germanica) worker carrying rubbish, flying out of nest in air brick, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July
