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Alex Hyde / Galls of the Silk button gall wasp (Neuroterus numismalis) on the underside of a fallen Oak (Quercus sp.) leaf. A single adult wasp will emerge from each gall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire,...
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Vishal Jadhav / Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) holding a wasp in its beak calling out and displaying, Maharashtra, India, May.
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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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David Weiller / Slug moth caterpillar (Acharia nesea) walking beside two Ichneumon wasp (Ichneumonidae spp.) cocoons with the remains of two parasitised caterpillars on a palm leaf, Golfito, Costa Rica, March.
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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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Andy Sands / Parasitic wasp (Monosapyga clavicornis) hovering in front of garden bee hotel looking for hosts nests while being watched by the Bee (Chelostoma campanularum) Hertfordshire, England, UK, June
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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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Nick Upton / Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) lands at its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel near several nests she has completed and some Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) nests, Wiltsh...
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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.
