Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) female entering the ornate mud chimney protecting her nest burrow with a Weevil grub (Hypera sp.), Cornwall, UK.


Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) female about to enter the ornate mud chimney protecting her nest burrow entrance with a Weevil grub (Hypera sp.) she has paralysed to act as food for her larvae, coastal sand bank, Cornwall, UK, June.


Size: 3459px × 2595px
Location: The Lizard, Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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