Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) entering the ornate mud chimney protecting her nest burrow entrance tail first, coastal sandbank, Cornwall, UK.

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Spiny mason wasp (Odynerus spinipes) female entering the ornate mud chimney protecting her nest burrow entrance tail first, coastal sand bank, Cornwall, UK, June.

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Size: 3516px × 2637px
Location: The Lizard, Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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