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Ruby-tail Wasp (Chrysis ignita) feeding on Hogweed flowers after rain. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying with wood pulp for nest building. Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) female fending off amorous male. Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) female fending off amorous male. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) early queen nest with larvae viewed from beneath, in a bird box. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) early queen nest in a bird box. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying. Spoil heaps outside Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) burrows in sand bank. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying. Hornet (Vespa crabro) flying towards blackberries. Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) nest with workers ready to attack. Europe Hornet (Vespa crabro) male on seed pod. Ichneumon wasp (Dolichomitus sp) female ovipositing in dead oak tree, UK. Solitary Bee (Andrena florea) taking off with full pollen sacs from White Bryony flower. Solitary Bee (Andrena florea) with full pollen sacs on White Bryony flower. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar form hawkweed. Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) about to take off from loganberry flower. Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) male visiting loganberry flower. Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) queen. Europe Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) queen. Europe Cuckoo Bee (Nomada fulvicornis) flying up from Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens). Europe Common White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus leucorum) collecting nectar from Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens). Europe Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) female arriving back at her burrow with full pollen sacs. Europe Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) female digging her burrow in sandy soil. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) head of queen showing ocelli. Europe Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker decapitating Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) prey before flying off with it. Europe Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) combs in a hollow tree. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) combs in a hollow tree. Worldwide Polistes Wasp on nest. Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) queen collecting nectar from Comfrey. Europe Meadow Bumble Bee (Bombus agrorum) worker 'robbing' Comfrey flower by using its proboscis to pierce corolla at base. Europe White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) with full pollen sacs flying up to Comfrey flower. Europe Meadow Bumble Bee (Bombus agrorum) worker 'robbing' Comfrey flower by using its proboscis to pierce corolla at base. Europe Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietus) tunnels made by larvae in a dead oak branch. Europe Sawfly (Croesus septntrionalis) larvae raising tails in alarm position. Europe Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) drone in flight. Worldwide Hornet (Vespa crabro) male flying to over ripe apple. Europe Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on ivy flowers. Europe Hornet (Vespa crabro) male feeding on ripe apple. England Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen, too cold to fly, adopts defensive posture. Hornet (Vespa crabro) male drinking juice from an over ripe apple. Mason Bee (Osmia bicolor) flying to her nest in a snail shell. Europe Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) male looking out from nest hole in rotten tree. Europe Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) male. Europe Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) female excavating entrance to burrow. Europe Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) male. Europe Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) male. Europe Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) carrying section of birch leaf to nest under cactus. Europe Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight with full pollen sacs. Worldwide Oak Marble Gall Wasp (Andricus kollari) cleaning its wings after emerging from gall. Giant Wood-wasp (Urocerus gigas) female in flight. Ichneumon (Lampronata setosas) female inserting ovipositor into conifer branch to parasitise larva of Great Wood Wasp. Ruby-tailed Wasp (Chrysis ignita) feeding on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium). Europe Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) males resting on hawkweed flowers in cool weather conditions. Europe Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) leaving a Water Avens (Geum rivale) flower after collecting nectar. Perthshire Scotland. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) alighting on figwort flower. Ichneumon wasp (Rhyssa persuasoria) female cleaning antenna. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker feeding on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium). Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) on flowering heather (Calluna vulgaris). Oak Marble Gall sectioned to show the larva of the wasp (Andricus kollari). Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) swerves away from ivy flowers on which a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) is feeding. Head of Bluebottle is held level as body twists. Europe
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