Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) building its nest on Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.

Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) colony at their nest on a large cactus, Mallorca, Spain, August.

Andy Rouse / European Paper Wasp, (Polistes dominula), taking off after drinking, Bulgaria, June.

Andy Rouse / European Paper Wasp, (Polistes dominula), drinking, Bulgaria, June.

Kim Taylor / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) worker predating Bush cricket (Tettigoniidae) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) worker, Bulgaria, July.

Nick Upton / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) foraging on Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) flowering on a sandy beach, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.

MYN / Niall Benvie / European aper wasp (Polistes dominulus) Burgundy, France, April.

Doug Wechsler / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) resting overnight on Goldenrod (Solidago), Pennsylvania, USA, October

Nick Upton / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) drinking moisture from cuckoo spit around developing froghopper (Cercopidae) nymph, Port Cros Island National Park, Hyeres archipelago, France, May.

Nick Upton / Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) approaching cuckoo spit around developing froghopper (Cercopidae) nymph, Port Cros Island National Park, Hyeres archipelago, France, May.

Guy Edwardes / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) drinking from puddle in hot weather, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.

Roman Willi / European Paper wasp (Polistes dominula) guarding its nest, Lucerne, Switzerland. July. Focus stacked image.

Roman Willi / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) resting on a flower, Lucerne, Switzerland. July.

Roman Willi / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) feeding on pollen, Lucerne, Switzerland. July.

Konrad Wothe / European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) male, close up portrait, Bavaria, Germany. September.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Paper wasps (Polistes dominula) resting on leaf, Umbria, Italy. June.