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Hornet (Vespa crabro) flying. Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker flying. Hornet (Vespa crabro) flying towards blackberries. Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) worker collecting wood pulp for nest. Europe Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) nest with workers ready to attack. Europe Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show interior. Nest of Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) exposed to show workers tending larvae and eggs. Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) queen building nest. Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) queens at nest entrance waiting to be fed by returning workers. Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) drinking water from lily pad. Europe Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) drinking water from lily pad. Europe Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) drone flying to rosebay flower. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) workers flying in and out of nest hole. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) worker feeding on syrup. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) worker feeding on syrup. Hornet (Vespa crabro) male on seed pod. Close up of sting of Hornet (Vespa crabro). Hornet (Vespa crabro) male feeding on apple. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) female at burrow entrance. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) female at burrow entrance. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) flying with fly prey. Giant Wood-wasp (Urocerus gigas) taking off. Saxony Wasp (Dolichovespula saxonica) worker collecting wood pulp for nest. Europe Ichneumon wasp (Dolichomitus sp) female ovipositing in dead oak tree, UK. Honey bee (Apis mellifera) cells cut away to show pupae. Honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae. 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. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight, with full pollen sacks. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker. 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. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker portrait showing proboscis (tongue). Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker portrait. Worldwide 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
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