408 pictures found
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Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Adorned by the dew, Luzzana, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few foraging bees returning after gathering nectar and pollen from the flowers. France
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Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
European hornet flying with prey - Spain
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Portrait of European Hornet - France
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Nid de Frelons (Vespa sp.), Accroché sur un mur sous le toit d'un
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Nid de Frelons (Vespa sp.), Accroché sur un mur sous le toit d'un abri de jardin en été, campagne lorraine aux environs de Toul, France
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Macrophotography of the Asian predatory hornet (Vespa velutina)
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Macrophotography of the Asian predatory hornet (Vespa velutina) perched on a vine and eating a grain of white muscat grapes on the island of Barthelasse in Avignon, France. Species classified as invasive in France.
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) feeding on English ivy (Hedera helix) flowers, Gard, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) female feeding on Orange eye butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) flowers, Savoie, France
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Hornet nest on top of a tree in winter, Le Mans, Sarthe, France
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Hornet nest on top of a tree in winter, Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) on the paving of a country garden terrace in autumn, near Marbache, Lorraine, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) on the paving of a country garden terrace in autumn, near Marbache, Lorraine, France
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Selective trap for Asian hornets (Vespa velutina), Côte
© Jean-François Noblet / Biosphoto
© Jean-François Noblet / Biosphoto
Selective trap for Asian hornets (Vespa velutina), Côte d'Armor, France
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Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), failed flight attack by a Vulcan butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), failed flight attack by a Vulcan butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) in flight above climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) in flight above climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), failed flight attack by a Vulcan butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), failed flight attack by a Vulcan butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) drinking from a leaf, Jardin des plantes in front of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian predatory Hornet (Vespa velutina) drinking from a leaf, Jardin des plantes in front of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
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European hornets (Vespa crabro) emerging from their honeycomb,
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
European hornets (Vespa crabro) emerging from their honeycomb, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) brood care, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) brood care, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord, France
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Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) foraging on an umbel of English ivy, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) foraging on an umbel of English ivy, Auvergne, France
© Alain Kubacsi / Biosphoto
Crab Apple, Malus pumila 'Golden Hornet', fruits
© Alain Kubacsi / Biosphoto
Crab Apple, Malus pumila 'Golden Hornet', fruits
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Plastic bottle filled with a mixture (wine, beer, blackcurrant
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Plastic bottle filled with a mixture (wine, beer, blackcurrant syrup) to attract and trap Asian hornets (invasive species) in a garden, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
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Queen Wasp (Vespa velutina) building nest, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Queen Wasp (Vespa velutina) building nest, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
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Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) on Elder flowers, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) on Elder flowers, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) eating the bark of an Ash tree in search of sweet/fermented sap, Madine, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) eating the bark of an Ash tree in search of sweet/fermented sap, Madine, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) in hunting flight among garden flowers, Bouxières aux dames, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) in hunting flight among garden flowers, Bouxières aux dames, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Eulmont, Lorraine,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Eulmont, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Eulmont, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Eulmont, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Ivy flower, Jean-Marie Pelt botanical garden (Nancy), Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Ivy flower, Jean-Marie Pelt botanical garden (Nancy), Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Iris flower, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Iris flower, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Bouxières-aux-dames,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a leaf, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) attracted by the light of a lamp,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) attracted by the light of a lamp, at night, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), botanical garden of Nancy (Montet), Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) on Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), botanical garden of Nancy (Montet), Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) in flight at the nest entrance, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) in flight at the nest entrance, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) trophallaxis = food exchange,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) trophallaxis = food exchange, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) nest entrance in a dead wood, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) in flight, with a pellet of insects caught at the nest entrance, Azelot, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) in flight, with a pellet of insects caught at the nest entrance, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) portrait, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) portrait, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
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Frelon asiatique ou Frelon a pattes jaunes (Vespa velutina), sur fleur de bananier, Jardin des Plantes de Paris, Ile de France, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Frelon asiatique ou Frelon a pattes jaunes (Vespa velutina), sur fleur de bananier, Jardin des Plantes de Paris, Ile de France, France