Digger wasp. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a digger wasp (Sphex sp.). Digger wasps are solitary insects that dig their nests in the g

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Digger wasp. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a digger wasp (Sphex sp.). Digger wasps are solitary insects that dig their nests in the ground. They sting and paralyse their prey, which they then drag to the nest using their antennae (upper right) and feed to their hatching larvae. Magnification: x50 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 4700px × 3870px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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