Ichneumon wasp (Ephialtes manifestator) female inserting a long ovipositor into the nest of a Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) in an insect hotel, UK


Ichneumon wasp (Ephialtes manifestator) female inserting its long ovipositor into the nest of a Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) in an insect hotel, Wiltshire garden, UK, August.


Size: 6179px × 4119px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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