Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) male perched on heather in a small mating territory which he has marked with pheromones, Dorset, UK.

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Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) male perched on Ling heather (Calluna vulgaris) in a small mating territory near a nesting colony of females, in which the wasps marks vegetation with sex pheromones to attract females, Dorset heathland, UK, July.

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Size: 4269px × 3202px
Location: Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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