149 pictures found
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Field digger wasp attacking a greenbottle fly - England
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Digger wasp (Oxybelus haemorrhoidalis) female catching a fly in her gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus haemorrhoidalis) female catching a fly in her gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Slender bodied digger wasp (Crabro cribrarius) male and female carrying a fly, its prey which it will bury in its gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Slender bodied digger wasp (Crabro cribrarius) male and female carrying a fly, its prey which it will bury in its gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) male attracted by females Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) male attracted by females Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on European searocket (Cakile maritima), Pays de Loire, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on European searocket (Cakile maritima), Pays de Loire, France
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Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on European searocket (Cakile maritima), Pays de Loire, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on European searocket (Cakile maritima), Pays de Loire, France
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Digger wasp (Cerceris sp) on Milfoil (Achillea millefolium), Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Cerceris sp) on Milfoil (Achillea millefolium), Lorraine, France
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Digger wasp (Cerceris sp) on Milfoil (Achillea millefolium), Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Cerceris sp) on Milfoil (Achillea millefolium), Lorraine, France
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Aphid-hunting black wasp (Pemphredon sp), biological control, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Aphid-hunting black wasp (Pemphredon sp), biological control, Lorraine, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) burying a leafhopper, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) burying a leafhopper, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) on the funnel of a common Antlion pit (Myrmeleon formicarius), La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) on the funnel of a common Antlion pit (Myrmeleon formicarius), La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) on sand, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) on sand, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Aphid-hunting black wasp (Pemphredon sp), biological control, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Aphid-hunting black wasp (Pemphredon sp), biological control, Lorraine, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) clearing the entrance to his gallery, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) clearing the entrance to his gallery, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) on sand, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) on sand, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) carrying a leafhopper in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) carrying a leafhopper in flight, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging, La Truchère Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France
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Digger wasp (Oxybelus argentatus) female digging a gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus argentatus) female digging a gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Digger wasp (Cerceris interrupta) gathering an oregano flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Cerceris interrupta) gathering an oregano flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp (Oxybelus mandibularis) on Mint (Mentha sp), Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp (Oxybelus mandibularis) on Mint (Mentha sp), Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France
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Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) prelude to mating on Mint (Mentha sp), Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) prelude to mating on Mint (Mentha sp), Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France
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Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on Garden heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), Pays de Loire, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Sand wasp (Bembix oculata) on Garden heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), Pays de Loire, France
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Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) mating on Daisy, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) mating on Daisy, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging its gallery, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Sand wasp (Bembix rostrata) digging its gallery, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
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Digger wasp (Oxybelus bipunctatus) digging a gallery in the sand to deposit its prey, a fly attached to its sting, Regional Natural Park of Northern
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus bipunctatus) digging a gallery in the sand to deposit its prey, a fly attached to its sting, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Digger wasp (Harpactus elegans) female carrying a Leafhopper in her gallery, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Harpactus elegans) female carrying a Leafhopper in her gallery, France
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Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) female, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) female, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) female on flower, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) female on flower, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) digging its gallery to deposit a weevil, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) digging its gallery to deposit a weevil, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
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Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) pricking a weevil to carry it in its gallery, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) pricking a weevil to carry it in its gallery, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Digger wasp (Oxybelus mucronatus) on Jasione, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus mucronatus) on Jasione, Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, France
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Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) male on the lookout, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) male on the lookout, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) catching a bug, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Dinetus pictus) catching a bug, Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Golden digger wasp (Sphex funerarius) reporting a Sickle-bearing Bush Cricket (Phaneroptera falcata) in its gallery and Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Golden digger wasp (Sphex funerarius) reporting a Sickle-bearing Bush Cricket (Phaneroptera falcata) in its gallery and Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) reporting a Mining bee (Lasioglossum sp), Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France
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Leafhopper (Aphrophora corticea) prey of Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) at the entrance of its burrow, France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Leafhopper (Aphrophora corticea) prey of Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) at the entrance of its burrow, France
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Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) penetrating into its nest with its prey, a leafhopper (Aphrophora corticea), France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) penetrating into its nest with its prey, a leafhopper (Aphrophora corticea), France
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Digger wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis) penetrating into its nest with its prey stung on its sting, France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis) penetrating into its nest with its prey stung on its sting, France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis) digging its nest, France
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Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) digging its nest. During an attack, the wasp cut off the head of an ant, the ant remained hooked to its paw. France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) digging its nest. During an attack, the wasp cut off the head of an ant, the ant remained hooked to its paw. France
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Parasitic fly of the Digegr wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) monitoring the entry of the nest of a Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus), France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Parasitic fly of the Digegr wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) monitoring the entry of the nest of a Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus), France
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Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) extracting a large grain of sand from its nest, France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) extracting a large grain of sand from its nest, France
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Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) digging its nest. During an attack, the wasp cut off the head of an ant, the ant remained hooked to its paw. France
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
© Joël Héras / Biosphoto
Digger wasp (Gorytes laticinctus) digging its nest. During an attack, the wasp cut off the head of an ant, the ant remained hooked to its paw. France
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Wasp Cerceris (Cerceris sp) may be (Cerceris sabulosa) on an inflorescence of parsley in summer, Country garden, Lorraine, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Wasp Cerceris (Cerceris sp) may be (Cerceris sabulosa) on an inflorescence of parsley in summer, Country garden, Lorraine, France
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Wasp (Nitila borealis) tiny wasp predator of aphids unbeknownst to the ants it carries in its breeding cell
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Wasp (Nitila borealis) tiny wasp predator of aphids unbeknownst to the ants it carries in its breeding cell burrowing wasps, one of the smallest wasps in Europe (3 to 4 mm), Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park , France