Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female about to enter her nest burrow in Dorset heathland, UK, July.

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Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female about to enter her nest burrow in Dorset heathland, UK, July. This endangered species is one of the rarest invertebrates in the UK known only from a few heathlands in Purbeck.

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Size: 4002px × 3002px
Location: Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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