Heath potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) with a ball of clay in her jaws, collected from a bare mud “quarry” to add to the nest pot she is building, UK

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Heath potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) with a ball of clay in her jaws, collected from a bare mud “quarry” site to add to the nest pot she is building in a nearby bush, Devon, UK, September.

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Size: 4036px × 3027px
Location: Devon, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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