The female Potter Wast shapes a urn-shaped pot with a characteristic rim from soft mud. Inside she lays a solitary egg, and the pot is provisioned

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The female Potter Wast shapes a urn-shaped pot with a characteristic rim from soft mud. Inside she lays a solitary egg, and the pot is provisioned with paralyzed caterpillars to feed the grub

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Size: 6000px × 3935px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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