Shieldbug stalker wasp (Astata boops) dragging a paralysed Bishop’s mitre shieldbug (Aelia acuminata) nymph, to its nest burrow, Dorset heathland, UK.

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Shieldbug stalker wasp (Astata boops) dragging a paralysed Bishop’s mitre shieldbug (Aelia acuminata) nymph, held by its antennae, to its nest burrow as food for its larvae, Dorset, UK, August.

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Size: 6348px × 4762px
Location: Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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