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Velvet Ant (unidentified) outside the tunnel of its host. Carpenter bee. Trinidad Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) female. South Africa Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) with bumblebee prey. Black Ichneumon (Lissonota setosa). Parasitic on Goat Moth larvae. Green sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis). Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker pupae in sectioned comb. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) larvae curled within cells. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker drinking from snail shell on algae-covered pond. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker with full pollen sacs executing waggle dance, watched by other workers. Multi-exposure shot to show movement. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) workers on comb as new worker emerges from its cell,. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) workers mutual feeding on honey comb. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) workers mutual feeding on honey comb. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) cells with eggs and larvae. Sting of a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris). Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) female carrying pollen digging at the entrance of its burrow. Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) nest in glass tube, female laying an egg. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) workers approaching a Rosebay flower. Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) female carrying pollen to nest. Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) female, carrying a section of rose leaf. Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa caffra) males in territorial engagement. Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) approaching comfrey flower. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) worker banking to avoid another carrying debris from nest. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight. Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers in flight, approaching and leaving the nest. Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers in flight, approaching and leaving the nest. Europe Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight. Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers in flight, approaching the nest. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Houndstongue. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker on heather. Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female flying low over ground, carrying honey bee prey. Europe Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) female, carrying a section of rose leaf. Northern Moss-carder Bumblebee (Bombus muscorum smithianus) on clover. Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) male. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker. Northern Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum). Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Ichneumon (Netelia species). Europe Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) carrying leaf section to build a cell in her nest. Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species). Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) carrying Honey Bee prey. Europe Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) female, carrying a section of rose leaf. Sweat-bees (Trigona fuscobalteata) guarding the entrance to their nest. Borneo Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker, approaching the nest. Europe Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker, visiting lupine flowers. Spider-hunting Wasp (Priocnemis exaltatus) female with spider prey. Europe Spider-hunting Wasp (Priocnemis exaltatus) female with prey. Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) with a captured bee. A white kitten watching a passing honey bee. Cat with a honey bee on its face. Cream cat with a honey bee on its face. Cat sniffing a flower with a honey bee in it. Bengal kitten Spike looking at a honey bee on his mother, Rasha's tail. Bengal kitten, Spike, 8 weeks old, watching a large hornet about to land on his mother, Rasha's ear.
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