Andy Sands / Hunting Wasp (Ectemnius cavifrons) female carrying paralysed hoverfly in flight toward tunnel entrance in rotten log. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Stephen Dalton / Mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) flying over cactus spines, Everglades NP, Florida, USA
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Kim Taylor / Spider-hunting Wasp (Priocnemis exaltata) female with prey. Surrey England.
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Colin Varndell / Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) emerging from breeding tunnel. Dorset, UK, July.
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Colin Varndell / Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) emerging from breeding tunnel. Dorset, UK, July.
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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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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) stinging caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli), Surrey, UK, August
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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 Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Blue mud dauber wasp (Chalybion californicum) adult in flight among Old man's beard (Clematis drummondii) flowers, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) resting on wood. West Sussex, England, Uk, August.
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Andy Sands / Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) with paralysed fly. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying sand while re-excavating burrow. This wasp returns to stock her burrow with more caterpillars as the larvae develop. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) kicking sand back with middle legs to disguise burrow entrance. Surrey, England, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) on clustered bell heather looking for fly victim. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Bee Killer Wasp / Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) female with paralysed Honeybee prey on birch leaf. Surrey, England, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) Re-plugging burrow with carefully chosen stone having returned to stock her burrow with more caterpillars and check on her progeny. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carefully re-covering her burrow with sand to disguise its location. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) struggling with large paralysed fly. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) dragging paralysed fly back to burrow. West Sussex, England, UK, August.
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Andy Sands / Shield Bug Hunting Wasp (Astata boops) about to enter burrow with shield bug nymph, food for her larvae. London, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Sand-loving wasp / Square-headed wasp (Tachytes panzeri / Tachytes europaeus) resting on beach pebble, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Sphecid wasp (Tachysphex sp) resting on rocks, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Sphecid wasp (Tachysphex sp) resting on driftwood, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachytes panzeri / Tachytes europaeus) taking moisture from sand, Samos, Greece, August.
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Alex Hyde / Sand wasp (Ammophila sp) female with a caterpillar that has been stung and paralysed, Midi-Pyrenees, France, August.
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Nick Upton / Red-legged spider wasp (Episyron rufipes) dragging a paralysed Bordered orb weaver spider (Neoscona adianta / Araneus adiantus) across a sandy beach towards its nest, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, June.
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Andy Sands / Hunting Wasp (Ectemnius cavifrons) female with paralysed hoverfly at tunnel entrance in rotten log. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Hunting Wasp (Ectemnius cavifrons) male excavating nesting tunnel in rotten log. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Hunting Wasp (Ectemnius cavifrons) female carrying paralysed hoverfly in flight toward tunnel entrance in rotten log. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Hunting Wasp (Ectemnius cavifrons) spoil heap of sawdust left after excavation of nesting tunnel in rotten log. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Spider Hunting Wasp (Cryptocheilus alternatus) female feeding on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / European Bee Wolf / Bee Killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female feeding on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Digger / Hunting Wasp (Prionyx kirbii) female feeding on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Digger / Hunting Wasp (Prionyx kirbii) female feeding on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) holding Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, which it has killed and decapitated on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feeding. Wil...
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Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) dismembering decapitated Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feeding. Wiltshire garden, UK,...
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Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) grappling with Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feeding. Wiltshire garden, UK, September
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Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) preparing to take off, holding Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, which it has killed on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feedi...
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Russell Cooper / Bee killer wasp / Bee wolf (Philanthus triangulum) with Honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey returning to burrow, Wimbledon Common SSSI, South London, UK, September
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Rod Williams / Jewel / Emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) collecting pebbles for nest. Captive, found in India, SE Asia
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Close up of Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) on nest, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / Sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) with caterpillar prey, Lesbos, Greece
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Edwin Giesbers / Sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) with caterpillar prey, Lesbos, Greece
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Sand wasp (Ammophila heydenii) Umbria, Italy
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Andy Sands / Bee killer wasp / Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) male digging burrow, London, England, UK
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Nick Upton / European beewolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) at nest entrance, Asturias, Spain
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Nick Upton / Female Digger / Sand wasp (Sphex funerarius / rufocinctus) sweeping soil away from burrow entrance, Pyrenees, Spain
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Nick Upton / Female Digger / Sand wasp (Sphex funerarius / rufocinctus) with a paralysed Bush cricket / katydid for larvae to feed on, Pyrenees, Spain
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Nick Upton / Female Digger / Sand wasp (Sphex funerarius / rufocinctus) dragging a parlalysed Bush cricket (Metrioptera roeseli) to burrow, where her larvae will feed on it, Pyrenees, Spain
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Andy Sands / Spider hunting wasp (Auplopus carbonarius) collecting nesting material by exuding saliva onto soil and collecting it up as a damp ball, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Shield Bug Hunting Wasp (Astata boops) dragging Shield bug prey back to its burrow, A small wasp that specialises in hunting 6th instar Sheild Bugs which it paralyses and takes back to its burrow wher...
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Andy Sands / Shield Bug Hunting Wasp (Astata boops) dragging Shield bug prey back to its burrow, A small wasp that specialises in hunting 6th instar Sheild Bugs which it paralyses and takes back to its burrow wher...
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female dragging paralysed Honey bee towards her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female portrait, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female dragging paralysed Honey bee towards her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female dragging paralysed Honey bee towards her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female in flight carrying paralysed Honey Bee prey to her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female in flight, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female in flight carrying paralysed Honey Bee prey to her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Beewolf / Bee killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female carrying paralysed Honey Bee prey, approaching her burrow, London, England, UK
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Andy Sands / Spider hunting wasp (Auplopus carbonarius), a rare species confined to southern England, removing legs from sac spider (Clubionidae sp) West Sussex, England, UK.
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Andy Sands / Spider hunting wasp (Entypus fulvicornis) hauling a paralised spider back to its burrow, Island of Sal, Cape Verde Islands
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Rod Williams / Jewel Wasp (Ampulex compressa) captive from India and South East Asia
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Pete Oxford / Sand wasp {Ammophila beniniensis} female carrying caterpillar to hole in sand, Ankarana SR, Madagascar
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Philippe Clement / Female Sand / Digger Wasp (Sphex rufocinctus) in undergrowth, La Brenne, France
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Nick Garbutt / Hunting wasps at nest {Sphecidae} Black River Gorges, Mauritius
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp (Sphex tomentosus) dragging a katydid (Eurycorpha sp) back to her nest, in tropical dry forest, Kenya
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PREMAPHOTOS / Mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron fistularium) adding a cell to her nest in Amazonian rainforest, Brazil
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PREMAPHOTOS / Cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus) female dragging her Cicada prey (Tibicen similaris) back to her burrow, South Carolina, USA
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp (Prionyx kirbyi) dragging a paralysed grasshopper to her nest burrow, in savannah, Kenya
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PREMAPHOTOS / Cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus) female dragging her Cicada prey (Tibicen similaris) back to her burrow while a (Miltogramma sp) female parasitic fly lays eggs on the Cicada, South Carolina, US...
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PREMAPHOTOS / Spider-hunting wasp (Anoplius infuscatus) female dragging a paralysed spider back to her nest burrow, UK
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Pete Oxford / Female Sand wasp (Ammophila beniniensis) digging hole for caterpillar and eggs, Ankarana Special Reserve, Madagascar
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Pete Oxford / Female sand wasp {Ammophila beniniensis imerinae} with caterpillar prey, next to burrow, Madagascar.
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp {Palarus sp} drinks from mouth of paralysed Honey bee {Apis mellifera} Kenya
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Phil Savoie / Female Great golden digger wasp digging tunnel {Sphex ichneumoneus} USA.
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Kim Taylor / Spider hunting wasp {Pompilidae} with spider prey {Agriope sp}, East Africa.
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Kim Taylor / Sand wasp {Ammophila pubescens} plugs burrow entrance before hunting. UK.
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Kim Taylor / RF- Saxony wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) drone flying to rosebay flower, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Premaphotos / Male Hunting wasps compete to mate with female. (Ammophila aberti) USA Utah.
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PREMAPHOTOS / Female Mud dauber wasp building nest cell {Sceliphron fistularium} Brazil
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PREMAPHOTOS / Horse guard hunting wasp drags paralysed horsefly to nest {Stictia signata} Costa Rica
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp drags paralysed cricket to burrow. {Chlorion lobatum} Nepal
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp {Bembicinus sp} drags paralysed treehopper into nest burrow. Borneo
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PREMAPHOTOS / Mud dauber wasp putting spider into nest cell as food for its larva, Brazil {Sceliphron fistularium}
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PREMAPHOTOS / Spider hunting wasp (Pompilidae) drags orb web spider prey (Araneus sp) prey Argentina, South America
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PREMAPHOTOS / Parasitic Spider hunting wasp larva attached to spider which it is feeding on, Australia.
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp (Bembix sp) carrying horsefly prey to nest. Kenya, Africa
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Pete Oxford / Sand wasp {Ammophila beniniensis imerinae} female carries paralysed caterpillar to nest Ankarana SR, Madagascar
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp taking caterpillar prey into nest {Ammophila aberti} Utah, USA. caterpillar
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hunting wasp taking caterpillar prey into nest {Ammophila aberti} Utah, USA.
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Flip de Nooyer / Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) digs out wasp nest, adult and larvae of bees and wasps makes up most of this birds' diet, Europe
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Kim Taylor / Field digger wasp (Mellinus arvensis) on hogweed flower, UK
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Kim Taylor / Digger wasp (unidentified) excavating its burrow, Namibia, Africa
