Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) female landing at a mud chimney protecting her nest burrow entrance with Weevil grub (Hypera) prey Cornwall, UK.

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Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) female landing on the ornate mud chimney protecting her nest burrow entrance with a Weevil grub (Hypera sp.) she has paralysed to act as food for her larvae, coastal sand bank, Cornwall, UK, June.

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Size: 5242px × 3931px
Location: Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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