Robert Thompson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

Heather Angel / Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) and Common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) feeding on Broad leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine). Surrey, England, UK. August.

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...

Heather Angel / Wasp nectaring on Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), picking up pollen on head, thorax and hairs on body. Turkey. May.

Nick Upton / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nectaring on Ivy flowers, Wiltshire garden, UK, September.

Will Watson / Tree wasp (Dolichovespula sylvestris) male pollinating Broad-leaved Helleborine, Herefordshire, England, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Digger wasp (Ectemnius lituratus) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK, September.

Rod Williams / Ichneumon wasp (Ichneumon suspiciosus) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. July.

Will Watson / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) flower, Leominster Priory, Herefordshire, England, UK, October 2016.

Alex Hyde / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November.

Alex Hyde / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, November.

Kim Taylor / Spider (Thomisidae) predating Paper wasp (Polistes nimpha) Bulgaria, July.

Andy Sands / Braconid (Agathidinae sp.) ovipositing into Fleabane seedhead, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September

Andy Sands / Chrysid wasp (Chrysis ignita) parasitic cuckoo wasp on Corn marigold flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella inanis) female, a wasp mimic, feeding on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK August

Milan Radisics / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) on flower, Budapest, Hungary, July.

Milan Radisics / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) on flower, Budapest, Hungary, July.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Two Common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) landing on Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) flower and feeding, Dorset, England, UK, April

Clay Bolt / Scoliid Wasp (Scoliidae) on Goldenrod flowers (Solidago) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, USA, September.

Alex Hyde / A German Wasp (Vespula germanica) compared to five Batesian mimics. None of the five wasp mimics can sting, but by appearing similar to a wasp, are avoided by many potential predators. All five mimics...

Doug Wechsler / Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria) pollinating Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata( French Creek State Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, August.

Stephen Dalton / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietus) on flower, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Wasp beetle {Clytus arietus} on buttercup flower England, UK.

Kim Taylor / Wasp (Vespula sp.) worker flies past a Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) and then spots a Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus) which it perceives as potential prey. The wasp moves round the...

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

Jiri Lochman / Hairy flower wasp (Radumeris tasmaniensis) female covered in pollen, resting on a plant, Dryandra Forest, Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia.

Roman Willi / European hornet (Vespa crabro) nectaring on flower, Lucerne, Switzerland. October.

Doug Wechsler / Bramble mason wasp (Ancistrocerus adiabatus) nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Pennsylvania, USA. September.

Doug Wechsler / Blue-winged scoliid wasp (Scolia dubia) resting on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Morris Arboretum, Pennsylvania, USA. September.

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) winged male feeding on Myrtle (Darwinia diosmoides) flowers, Peak Charles National Park, north-west of Esperance, South west Western Australia. (Tiphiidae)

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) mating pair, wingless female remains outstretched and motionless while copulating with a winged male who is transporting her whilst feeding on Featherflower (Verticordia sp...

Marie Lochman / Flower wasp (Zaspilothynnus nigripes) mating pair, winged male feeding on Pink Dryandra (Banksia carlinoides) flower with wingless female attached. The female remains outstretched and both male and fe...

Marie Lochman / Flower wasp (Zaspilothynnus nigripes) winged male, feeding on Pink Dryandra (Banksia carlinoides) flower, Tathra National Park, east of Eneabba, Western Australia. (Tiphiidae)

Marie Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) winged male, feeding on Myrtle (Darwinia diosmoides) flowers, Peak Charles National Park, north-west of Esperance, South west Western Australia. (Tiphiidae)

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mammoth wasp (Megascolia maculata) nectaring on flower, Italy. June.

Nick Upton / Parasitoid wasp (Leucospis gigas) (Leucospidae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum), Sardinia, Italy. June.

Doug Wechsler / Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Nick Upton / Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) feeding on nectar from Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flowers on a woodland margin, Somerset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Three Saxon wasps (Dolichovespula saxonica) nectaring from a Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flower on a woodland margin, one wasp has a pollinia on its head, Somerset, UK, July. This...

Nick Upton / Two Saxon wasps (Dolichovespula saxonica) nectaring from a Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flower on a woodland margin, one wasp has a pollinia on its head, Somerset, UK, July. This p...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) with a pollinia on its head nectaring from a Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flower on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset, UK, July. T...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasps (Dolichovespula saxonica) with pollinia on their heads after nectaring from Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flowers on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset, UK,...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasps (Dolichovespula saxonica) nectaring from Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flowers on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset, UK, July. This plant produces opioids a...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasps (Dolichovespula saxonica) nectaring from Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flowers on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset, UK, July. This plant produces opioids a...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) with a pollinia on its head nectaring from a Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flower on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset, UK, July. T...

Nick Upton / Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) with a sticky pollinia on its head after nectaring from a Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) flower on a woodland margin, Bath and Northeast Somerset...

Adrian Davies / Broad leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) with pollinating Saxon wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) Surrey, UK. Note pollinia on Wasp's head.

Rod Williams / Digger wasp (Ectemnius lapidarius) female feeding on flower. Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. September.

Will Watson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) queen showing diagnostic head markings on flowering Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), Herefordshire, England, April.

Nigel Cattlin / German wasp (Vespula germanica) feeding on nectar from fennel flowers, Berkshire, England, UK, August