European hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on sugary sap from the inner bark phloem layer exposed in sawn logs form a recently fallen Willow tree, UK.

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European hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on sugary sap from the inner bark phloem layer exposed in sawn logs form a recently fallen Weeping willow tree (Salix x sepucralis), Wiltshire, UK, August.

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Size: 5207px × 3905px
Location: Wiltshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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