Nick Upton / Heath sand wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying a caterpillar it has paralysed to its nest as food for its larvae, Studland heath, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Aphid wasp / sphecid wasp (Pemphredon sp) returning to nest burrow in the dead wood of oak tree base, Gloucestershire, UK, October.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August
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John Abbott / Thread-waisted wasp (Ammophila sp.) Orange County, Florida, USA September
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John Abbott / Blue mud wasp (Chalybion californicum) Bastrop County, Texas, USA. May
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John Abbott / Thread-waisted wasp (Ammophila sp.) taking off, Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. March
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John Abbott / Thread-waisted wasp (Ammophila sp.) taking off, Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. March
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Nick Upton / Digger wasp (Sphex pruinosus) male sunning on a rock in hot sunshine and raising its legs, Lesbos/ Lesvos, Greece, May
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Nick Upton / Digger wasp (Sphex pruinosus) male sunning on a rock in hot sunshine and raising its legs, Lesbos/ Lesvos, Greece, May
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MYN / Corne van der Linden / Hunting wasp (Ammophila) found in south-western Australia. November.