Andy Sands / German wasp (Vespula germanica) worker carrying rubbish, flying out of nest in air brick, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July
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Heather Angel / Wasp (Vespula germanica) nectaring on Pineapple lily (Eucomis comosa). Pollen is deposited on underside of wasp's hairy body and transferred to stigma of next flower visited. Lily cultivated in ga...
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Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with one removing an injured grub, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Kim Taylor / German wasp (Vespula germanica) queen scraping wood pulp with her jaws. Surrey, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / German / European wasp (Vespula germanica) worker excavating a nest cavity, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / German / European wasp (Vespula germanica) worker carrying some small sticks while excavating a nest cavity to deposit them outside as two other workers defend the nest entrance, chalk grassland meado...
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Nick Upton / German / European wasp (Vespula germanica) worker excavating a nest cavity and carrying a ball of soil while to deposit it outside, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / German / European wasp (Vespula germanica) queen grooming its head as it suns on a garden hedge, Wiltshire, UK, May.