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Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker in defensive posture, preparing to squirt formic acid. Slave-making Ant (Formica sanguinea) carrying Negro Ant (Formica fusca) slave. Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. Trinidad, South America. Bull Ant (Myrmecia sp). Australia Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from aphids on nettle stem. Europe Black Ants (Lasius niger) queens, taking off from a plantain. Europe Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker carrying another in what is thought to be energy-saving behaviour. Europe Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker carrying another in what is thought to be energy-saving behaviour. Termites (Macrotermes gilvas). Borneo Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) fiercely guarding their nest against an attack. Australia European Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers guarding nest entrance. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers attacking camera placed close to nest in a tree hollow. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in level flight. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying with middle and hind legs extended ready to attack and sting an intruder threatening the nest. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying with middle and hind legs extended ready to attack and sting an intruder threatening the nest. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying with middle and hind legs extended ready to attack and sting an intruder threatening the nest. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying with middle and hind legs extended ready to attack and sting an intruder threatening the nest. Europe Tree Wasp (Dolichovespula sylvestris) left fore and hind wing showing row of hooks on hind wing that engage with specially shaped outer rib of fore wing, linking the two wings together. Europe Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) plugging its burrow entrance before going off hunting. Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) taking caterpillar prey into its burrow. Sawfly (Xiphydria camelus). Europe Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) male taking off from hawkweed flower. Europe Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell at the edge of the comb. Worldwide European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen taking off from cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. Europe European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen feeding on cotoneaster flowers. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen in defensive posture. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen about to take off. Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female flying with honey bee prey, approaching its burrow, while being chased by a parasitic fly. Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female flying with honey bee prey, searching for its burrow. Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female flying with honey bee prey, searching for its burrow. Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female resting with honey bee prey. Europe Solitary bee (Macropis europaea) female. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker pupae in sectioned comb. Solitary bee (Macropis europaea) on Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora). Hornet (Vespa crabro) male feeding on apple. Hornet (Vespa crabro) male feeding on syrup. Red Wasp (Vespula rufa) drinking from a lilypad. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight. Ruby-tail Wasp (Chrysis ignita) roosting on Hogweed flowers during rain. Ruby-tail Wasp (Chrysis ignita) on Hogweed flowers after rain. 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. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) workers feeding on plum. Europe 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. Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) worker flying to rosebay flower, UK. Paper Wasps' (Ropalidia sp) nest. Northern Australia Female Bee-killer Wasp (Philanthus triangulum) with honey bee prey making nest hole. Spider hunting wasp (Pompilidae) with spider prey (Agriope sp). East Africa Spoil heaps outside Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) burrows in sand bank. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) flying with bluebottle prey. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) flying with fly prey. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) flying with fly prey. Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) at nest entrance. One paint marked.
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