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Wasps Collection

Background imageWasps Collection: Parasitic Wasp - Laying egg in hoverfly larva, UK

Parasitic Wasp - Laying egg in hoverfly larva, UK
SPH-2669 Parasitic WASP - laying egg in hoverfly, larvae United Kingdom Diplazon laetatorius Parasitic Wasp SPH 2669 Laying egg in hoverfly larva, UK

Background imageWasps Collection: Common mud-dauber wasp - female closing a cell in which she has laid one or more eggs

Common mud-dauber wasp - female closing a cell in which she has laid one or more eggs and a paralysed spider as food
AUS-423 Common mud-dauber wasp - female closing a cell in which she has laid one or more eggs and a paralysed spider as food

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - group in flight - Bedfordshire UK 007750

Common Wasp - group in flight - Bedfordshire UK 007750
BB-1859 Common Wasp - group in flight Bedfordshire UK Vespula vulgaris Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp and Hover fly swerve to avoid Median wasp (Dolichovespula media)

Common Wasp and Hover fly swerve to avoid Median wasp (Dolichovespula media) - Bedfordshire UK 007693
BB-1850 Common Wasp and Hover fly swerve to avoid Median wasp (Dolichovespula media) Bedfordshire UK Vespula vulgaris Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWasps Collection: Median Wasp - in flight - chasing flies - Bedfordshire UK 007695

Median Wasp - in flight - chasing flies - Bedfordshire UK 007695
BB-1851 Median Wasp - in flight - chasing flies Bedfordshire UK Dolichovespula media Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageWasps Collection: Orchid dupe wasp - male lured by a false wasp-mating scent from an orchid (Cryptostylis subulata)

Orchid dupe wasp - male lured by a false wasp-mating scent from an orchid (Cryptostylis subulata), mates with it
AUS-437 Orchid dupe wasp - male lured by a false wasp-mating scent from an orchid (Cryptostylis subulata), mates with it. Australia Lissopimpla excelsa Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 11806884

Picture No. 11806884
Ichneumon Wasp Ichneumon Wasp on leaf Klungkung Bali Indonesia Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 11676119

Picture No. 11676119
Parasitic Wasp inserting eggs inside a young aphid. This tiny parasitic wasp hones in on its prey by sensing the distress signals of infested plants as well as detecting the aphid?

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 11092002

Picture No. 11092002
Old Wasps Nest underneath fallen branch Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 11074044

Picture No. 11074044
Blackberry Gall old gall from which adult gall wasps have emerged on bramble

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 11066639

Picture No. 11066639
European / German Wasp / Yellowjacket. feeding on Beech Honeydew (produced by a scale insect (Ultracoelostoma assimile)). Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10892505

Picture No. 10892505
Paper-Nest Wasp (Polistes variabilis) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10757148

Picture No. 10757148
Bee-killer Wasp / Bee Wolf (Philanthus triangulum) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10752022

Picture No. 10752022
Wasp with its spider prey Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10732672

Picture No. 10732672
Beewolf / bee killer wasp - with bee (Philanthus triangulum) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10862242

Picture No. 10862242
Common mud-dauber wasp - female storing a paralysed spider in cell as larder for a larva from egg she has laid there (Sceliphron laetum) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10862244

Picture No. 10862244
Spider wasp - dragging her preferred prey, a huntsman spider, to her burrow. (Cryptocheilus sp.) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10855760

Picture No. 10855760
Garden Cross / Garden Orb-web / Cross SPIDER - with wasp prey (Araneus diadematus) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10855738

Picture No. 10855738
Parasitic Wasp (Perilitus coccinellae) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10855672

Picture No. 10855672
Parasitic Wasp - (Gasteruption jaculator ) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10855671

Picture No. 10855671
Parasitic Wasp - (Gasteruption jaculator ) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10899563

Picture No. 10899563
Paper-Nest Wasp - with larvae in nest (Polistes variabilis) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Picture No. 10899557

Picture No. 10899557
Ichneumon Wasp (Family Ichneumonidae ) Date:

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - gathering wood for nest - UK

Common Wasp - gathering wood for nest - UK
SPH-563 Common Wasp - gathering wood for nest UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - feeding on jam - UK

Common Wasp - feeding on jam - UK
SPH-606 Common Wasp - feeding on jam UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - drinking water - UK

Common Wasp - drinking water - UK
SPH-573 Common Wasp - drinking water UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - feeding om marmalade - UK

Common Wasp - feeding om marmalade - UK
SPH-598 Common Wasp - feeding om marmalade UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: 7-spot Ladybird - on wasp parasite pupa - UK also know as Coccinella septempunctata

7-spot Ladybird - on wasp parasite pupa - UK also know as Coccinella septempunctata
SPH-776 7-Spot Ladybird on wasp parasite pupa UK Coccinella 7-punctata also know as Coccinella septempunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWasps Collection: Wasp - Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra - Indonesia

Wasp - Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra - Indonesia
MAR-1649 Wasp Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra - Indonesia Hymenoptera Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: German Wasp - queen

German Wasp - queen
ME-2409 German Wasp - queen Vespula germanica Johan De Meester contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp PPG 580 Vespula vulgaris © Pascal Goetgheluck / ardea. com

Common Wasp PPG 580 Vespula vulgaris © Pascal Goetgheluck / ardea. com
PPG-580 Common WASP - feeding Vespula vulgaris Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Tropidotilla litoralis - female - Italy

Tropidotilla litoralis - female - Italy
RD-336 Tropidotilla litoralis - female Italy Tropidotilla litoralis Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Cuckoo-wasps - Italy

Cuckoo-wasps - Italy
RD-189 Cuckoo-wasps Italy Stilbum calens Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Female parasitic Commander Wasp - Ichneumon - seeking out prey and laying eggs. North California

Female parasitic Commander Wasp - Ichneumon - seeking out prey and laying eggs. North California
ROG-14348 Female parasitic Commander Wasp - Ichneumon - seeking out prey and laying eggs. North California. Dolichomitus imperator Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - stealing Honey, UK

Common Wasp - stealing Honey, UK
SPH-570 COMMON WASP - STEALING HONEY from Honeybees UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Wood Wasp / Horntail JLMO 2373 Laying eggs Urocerus gigas © John Mason / ardea. com

Wood Wasp / Horntail JLMO 2373 Laying eggs Urocerus gigas © John Mason / ardea. com
JLMO-2373 Wood Wasp / Horntail Laying eggs Urocerus gigas John Mason contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - drinking at bird bath - UK

Common Wasp - drinking at bird bath - UK
DOW-507 Common Wasp - drinking at bird bath UK Vespula vulgaris Steve Downer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageWasps Collection: Spider-hunting Wasp - with kill

Spider-hunting Wasp - with kill
PS-3031 Spider - hunting Wasp Hemipepsis capensis Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Common Wasp - head-on close-up, early autumn. Dorset

Common Wasp - head-on close-up, early autumn. Dorset
ROG-14095 Common Wasp - head-on close-up, early autumn Dorset. UK Vespula vulgaris Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Gall Wasp - adult leaving gall on wild rose plant - Europe

Gall Wasp - adult leaving gall on wild rose plant - Europe
PPG-135 Gall Wasp - adult leaving gall on wild rose plant Europe Diplolepis rosae Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWasps Collection: Wasp - on red apple

Wasp - on red apple
ME-2200 Wasp - on red apple Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Wasp - on red apple with fly

Wasp - on red apple with fly
ME-2199 Wasp - on red apple with fly Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Velvet Ant Wasp - Mojave Desert Region - California Family: mutillidae

Velvet Ant Wasp - Mojave Desert Region - California Family: mutillidae
KEL-807 Velvet Ant Wasp - Mojave Desert Region California Dasymutilla sp. Family: mutillidae Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWasps Collection: Two Paper Wasps - tend cells on their comb'-like nest. The wasps build a single vertical comb

Two Paper Wasps - tend cells on their comb'-like nest. The wasps build a single vertical comb from wood pulp mixed
EL-1943 Two Paper Wasps - tend cells on their comb'-like nest. The wasps build a single vertical comb from wood pulp mixed with saliva, and hang it from a stalk

Background imageWasps Collection: Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Tarantula Hawk Wasp
FG-4027 Tarantula Hawk Wasp Pepsis formosa Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWasps Collection: Fossil Wasp - Eocene Fossil beds National Monument

Fossil Wasp - Eocene Fossil beds National Monument
FG-11693 Fossil Wasp - Eocene Fossil beds National Monument, Colorado, USA Paleovespa florissantentia Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only



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