Red-banded sand wasp Ammophila sabulosa rests on warm sand to let its wings fully develop after emerging from burrow in sand dune

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Size: 4000px × 3000px
Location: Gower, Swansea, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Holden Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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