An ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) cautiously emerges from its burrow in builders’ sand between paving bricks. It is probably setting o

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An ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) cautiously emerges from its burrow in builders’ sand between paving bricks. It is probably setting off to hunt its prey of mining bees to feed its lava. Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent. UK.

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Size: 4152px × 2826px
Location: Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent. UK.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantWildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: barndigital, black, burrow, cerceris, digger, insect, ornate, predator, prey, rybyensis, sand, solitary, tailed, wasp, yellow