RM2CWYR1M–Black grasshopper grabber wasp (Tachysphex nitidus) landing near a nest burrow in sand dunes with grasshopper prey to feed its larvae, Dorset, UK.
RM2T09Y0H–Pale-footed black wasp (Psenulus pallipes) an aphid-hunting crabronid wasp excavating a bamboo tube in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, August. Check
RM2H1F9YG–Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) emerging from her nest burrow, The Gower, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
RM2H1F9JC–Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) about to enter its nest burrow in a cliff edge sand bank, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
RM2CWYR3C–Black grasshopper grabber wasp (Tachysphex nitidus) hiding its nest burrow excavated in coastal sand dunes by kicking sand over the entrance Dorset UK
RM2CWYR4N–Black grasshopper grabber wasp (Tachysphex nitidus) opening its nest burrow entrance in coastal sand dunes before pulling in grasshopper prey, Dorset
RMG31JJ2–Crabronid wasp (Astata cf. boops), a predator of shield bugs feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum), Portugal.
RM2H1FC0B–Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria) approaching its nest burrow with a weevil (Circulionidae) it has paralysed to provide food for its young.
RM2H1FA9N–Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) returning to its nest burrow with Common furrow bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) to feed its grubs, Wales.
RM2H1FC07–Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria) flying to its nest burrow with a weevil (Circulionidae) it has paralysed to provide food for its young, UK
RM2HGT5DM–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) male nectaring on Ling heather (Calluna vulgaris) flowers, Dorset heathland, UK, August.
RM2CWYHAC–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) male perched on heather in a small mating territory which he has marked with pheromones, Dorset, UK.
RM2CWYHCG–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female flying back to her nest with a paralysed Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Dorset heathland, UK.
RM2EEMK1G–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female with a paralysed Honey bee (Apis mellifera) to feed its larvae in its heathland nest burrow.
RM2EEMK01–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) female near her nest in sandy heathland with a paralysed Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Dorset, UK.
RM2T09XHX–Club-horned wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon clavicerum) flying to its nest in an insect hotel with a paralysed spider past a nesting Leafcutter bee, UK.
RM2HGT6B2–Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria) entering nest burrow in a sand bank with a paralysed weevil (Circulionidae) to feed its grubs, Wales, UK.
RM2EEMJX1–Bee wolf / Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum) flying back to her nest in sandy heathland with a paralysed Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Dorset, UK.
RM2T09XND–Club-horned wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon clavicerum) flying to its nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, June.
RM2T09XMX–Club-horned wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon clavicerum) flying to its nest in an insect hotel with a ball of mud to seal the nest with, Wiltshire, UK.
RM2T09XFK–Club-horned wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon clavicerum) flying in to stock its nest in an insect hotel with a paralysed spider, Wiltshire, UK, July.
RM2T09XF2–Club-horned wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon clavicerum) at nest in an insect hotel with a ball of mud held in its front legs to seal the nest with, UK.
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