Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female using her jaws to drag soil while kicking sand away as she digs a burrow, Dorset, UK.

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Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female using her jaws to drag a lump of soil while sweeping loose sand away with her forelegs as she excavates a nest burrow in a sandy path through heathland, Dorset, UK, July.

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Size: 7111px × 4741px
Location: Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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