Roland Seitre / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) building 'paper' nest from masticated wood. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) making 'paper' nest from masticated wood. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) consuming insects at their nest. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) consuming a larvae. Workers can control sex-ratios and population structure through this behaviour. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) consuming a larvae. Workers can control sex-ratios and population structure through this behaviour. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) at nest, constructing cells for pupae development. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) at nest, constructing new cells for pupae development. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) consuming a larvae. Workers can control sex-ratios and population structure through this behaviour. Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornets (Vespa crabro) at nest, communicating by touching mandibles together. Tours, France, August.
