Head of a wasp. Macrophotograph of the head of the wasp Vespa tropica. Two large compound eyes (black) are seen; above them are a pair of tube- like a

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Head of a wasp. Macrophotograph of the head of the wasp Vespa tropica. Two large compound eyes (black) are seen; above them are a pair of tube- like antennae used in touch and smell; the mouthparts (at lower centre) consist of toothed biting mandibles and palps. Vespa tropica is a unique and highly specialized wasp. It feeds on various species of Polistinae wasps, depending on these insects for its protein diet. It transports its prey digested, carrying up to 50% of its body weight to transport food to the nest. Vespa tropica is a social wasp, with the colony containing a queen who builds the communal nest.

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Size: 3632px × 2480px
Photo credit: © NILE ROOT/CUSTOM MEDICAL STOCK PHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, compound, eye, head, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, nature, tropica, type, vespa, wasp, wildlife, zoology